Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The City Inside by Samit Basu

2 reviews

readersbutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the best pieces of speculative fiction I have ever read. The book doesn’t fetishize a tech culture, wrapped in the western idealization of Asia, as a dystopian wonderland where a savior arises. It is gritty, earthy, real, and devours you whole. The paths of our two main characters do divest in such strong ways, but it is so powerful as a reminder of the people we can become in the face of unprecedented change, censorship, violence, war, and genocide. It pushes the future and still leaves heart behind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Alcohol, and Deportation