tomnoor's review against another edition
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Minor: Animal death
ceryni's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Animal death
emilystewart's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Animal death
kirchnerkd's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment and Sexism
Minor: Animal death, Excrement, and Genocide
kylieqrada's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Finally got up the courage to finish this one off!!!! It deals with one of my greatest fears, which is being alone, and I was not in the mental space to handle it there for a while. This is a solid continuation from the first book; it's actually a prequel that catches up with the timeline of Wool by the end. A lot of interesting political commentary and some deep psychological stuff in there too!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood and Animal cruelty
beehives's review against another edition
dark
tense
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
In comparison to the first book in the series (Wool), this book focuses more on the political processes before and during the events of Wool, which might be boring to people who signed on for the science fiction action of the first book but more interesting to people wondering "how did this even happen? how did we get here?". You'll see some familiar characters pop up with a different perspective - some more removed and others more intimate - as well as plenty of new characters. My biggest complaints: so many male characters and a less coherent switch between POVs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, War, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
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