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dani_reviews's review against another edition
I couldn’t bring myself to like or care about any of these characters, plus it doesn’t feel very feminist to refer to other women as “too heavy” or immediately kill off a pregnant woman .
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit
avery_lj's review against another edition
Hard to read this incredibly binary book as a trans non-binary person. Also, I could be wrong but I don't think there are scenic turn-offs on 26 west of government camp.
Graphic: Gore, Miscarriage, and Blood
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Sexism
kelseygall19's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Good book. I struggled to put it down. The characters lovable and the story was wild and unique. Definitely worth the read!
But i will say a few things. Some of the dialogue was hard to handle. Its very much has the vibe of “this is what young people talk like” but it was definitely cringy at times. There were also some issues with gender/ sexuality/ and general shaming people that i wasnt a fan off. Certain situations could have been written better
But i will say a few things. Some of the dialogue was hard to handle. Its very much has the vibe of “this is what young people talk like” but it was definitely cringy at times. There were also some issues with gender/ sexuality/ and general shaming people that i wasnt a fan off. Certain situations could have been written better
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, and Grief
carolibrary's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Pregnancy
emilyrainsford's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Oh my god. Or should I say, Goddess.
This book was WILD and then that ENDING and now I have to wait until *2023*??? <heavy breathing>
I have never read this author before - I was vaguely aware she has written some books that I thought were YA vampy stuff?? So I pulled this off my Kindle list without reading the blurb or anything and it starts out pretty tame - okay some teachers are leaving a conference, whatever, let's see where this goes *BOOM* all of a sudden zero to one hundred so fast this book gets INTENSE! Like disintegrating bodies and a fairly graphic stillbirth and maternal death scene intense. Holy cow, and then you just buckle in for the ride.
So basically some kind of apocalypse happens and a green mist comes that kills men pretty graphically, but gives women super powers. After the world is hit by this madness, basically the book is about this group of teachers and a few others they find along the way, trying to survive in a post apocalyptic wasteland, while also trying to understand this weird mist and the changes it has made to their own selves.
I found this book pretty unputdownable. I really enjoyed it. I loved that the main characters were women in their 30s and 40s. I loved the interesting dynamics between them all, especially with the character of Karen (exactly what you think, but also not - the idea of really playing on the misogynist "Karen" stereotype but then adding complexity and nuance was *chef's kiss*).
This is definitely a novel with a strong feminist undertone, and at times it felt a little self conscious in its wokeness. But hey man, an effort was made and I'm not gonna pick it apart for that.
Above all, it was just a bloody good read. I actually loved it and did I mention THE ENDING omg I am not okay. I will be checking out the rest of the author's back catalogue now!
This book was WILD and then that ENDING and now I have to wait until *2023*??? <heavy breathing>
I have never read this author before - I was vaguely aware she has written some books that I thought were YA vampy stuff?? So I pulled this off my Kindle list without reading the blurb or anything and it starts out pretty tame - okay some teachers are leaving a conference, whatever, let's see where this goes *BOOM* all of a sudden zero to one hundred so fast this book gets INTENSE! Like disintegrating bodies and a fairly graphic stillbirth and maternal death scene intense. Holy cow, and then you just buckle in for the ride.
So basically some kind of apocalypse happens and a green mist comes that kills men pretty graphically, but gives women super powers. After the world is hit by this madness, basically the book is about this group of teachers and a few others they find along the way, trying to survive in a post apocalyptic wasteland, while also trying to understand this weird mist and the changes it has made to their own selves.
I found this book pretty unputdownable. I really enjoyed it. I loved that the main characters were women in their 30s and 40s. I loved the interesting dynamics between them all, especially with the character of Karen (exactly what you think, but also not - the idea of really playing on the misogynist "Karen" stereotype but then adding complexity and nuance was *chef's kiss*).
This is definitely a novel with a strong feminist undertone, and at times it felt a little self conscious in its wokeness. But hey man, an effort was made and I'm not gonna pick it apart for that.
Above all, it was just a bloody good read. I actually loved it and did I mention THE ENDING omg I am not okay. I will be checking out the rest of the author's back catalogue now!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Racism, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Stillbirth Death in childbirth Child loss
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