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the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, and Xenophobia
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The history that this book was based on was fascinating, but I think I would have preferred to read a straight-up history book to this work of historical fiction. The characters are all very vaguely drawn and have extremely predictable stories. The reader is always told how the characters feel instead of it being demonstrated in the text, and somehow despite all of the characters’ hardships everything seems to always work out neatly for them so the stakes felt weirdly low.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Dementia, and Religious bigotry