madamchiroptera's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I was not actually expecting to like this book as much as I did. As much as I like space operas, the older ones tend to feel either a little boring a technobabble-y or there’s just too much problematic stuff that it makes hard for me to read and enjoy. There was still a little bit of that misogyny in this book, but it’s few and far between so it’s easier to kind of acknowledge as a product of its time and move on.
A main theme that I got from it was kind of the morality of war and what it means to be on a side of that war. I perceived the changers as a metaphor for that. It was interesting and I liked the character’s interactions with each other.
A main theme that I got from it was kind of the morality of war and what it means to be on a side of that war. I perceived the changers as a metaphor for that. It was interesting and I liked the character’s interactions with each other.
Graphic: Violence, War, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny and Rape
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graphic death of a pregnant womanel_pato_gigante's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, War, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Cannibalism, Blood, and Torture
Moderate: Excrement, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Vomit, Drug use, Abortion, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual content, Infertility, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
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