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selenatothemax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and War
laurataylor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mrslsmith's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
tamara_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Excrement, Grief, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
arce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The explanation is not farfetched and seems reasonable, but I am not completely satisfied with the ending.
Also, what happenes with the other passengers on the island? Do they sail to Amsterdam afterwards?
And I'm definitely not a fan of Sara's solution. I liked neither of the options, but don't have any better on my mind. Vigilante justice is not the right way. Creesjie and Sammy/Hugo shouldn't go without punishment.
I would be interested in the more horror endings Stuart Turton mentioned in the interview at the end of the audiobook.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and War
shinsoukoku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.25
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail
set in the medieval era, there is a brief scene of sara having to fulfill her "obligations" with her abusive husband and multiple threats of assault leading up to a character suggesting they, the men, use the women of the ship as they wish, willing or not.aguattery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Excrement
aviery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent
maddiebusick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Excrement, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
daisymaytwizell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
He also does a fantastic job of making you root for objectively unlikeable characters. A theme in this book is the terrible things mankind is capable of and why we might choose to do them, so there's a great deal of unsavoury characters present, but Turton recognizes who he can humanise and who is beyond that attention, which really pays off in the reading experience.
Also, the thing that really tied this incredible book together for me: Turton writes good sentences. The novel is good and careful and well-paced, but that attention reflects in every sentence throughout. Genuinely a phenomenal piece of work, and I'm excited to aggressively recommend it to everyone in my life who likes reading.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Blood
Minor: Animal death, Excrement, and Sexual harassment
None of the above is gratuitous; everything is included either because of its relation to the ship's evil or its contextual presence on a long-haul 1600s ship.