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cassie7e's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
A fine enough story. Not quite what I was expecting, and I won't be recommending it to anyone. I could guess the "twist" but that didn't really ruin the ending. I didn't really like any of the characters til the very end.
Dislikes:
Several surprise n words, and the characters are often casually racist and ableist in their comments. They're all prejudiced in multiple ways, especially against homeless people.
Audiobook narrator litters the sentences with unnecessary pauses and I don't love the voices she uses for the characters. And she makes them all sound southern, which is not what I expected for Kansas.
Likes:
I appreciate the main character's narration explaining all the social nuances she's picking up on or expecting, whether they occur or not. Really highlights how those things vary culture to culture, even within a country. I also appreciate that Queenie doesn't judge people for not adhering to the social expectation; she gives them the benefit of the doubt that they don't know the rules, but is too polite to tell anyone they've misstepped.
Dislikes:
Several surprise n words, and the characters are often casually racist and ableist in their comments. They're all prejudiced in multiple ways, especially against homeless people.
Audiobook narrator litters the sentences with unnecessary pauses and I don't love the voices she uses for the characters. And she makes them all sound southern, which is not what I expected for Kansas.
Likes:
I appreciate the main character's narration explaining all the social nuances she's picking up on or expecting, whether they occur or not. Really highlights how those things vary culture to culture, even within a country. I also appreciate that Queenie doesn't judge people for not adhering to the social expectation; she gives them the benefit of the doubt that they don't know the rules, but is too polite to tell anyone they've misstepped.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Murder, Racism, Ableism, and Racial slurs
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Abortion, Blood, Alcohol, Infidelity, Cursing, Miscarriage, and Animal death
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