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mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
pinkthinkydink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this book, however, is not for the faint-hearted. Sensitive readers beware
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
joypouros's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It is essentially the same timeline of the first book, just told from a different perspective. The Gardeners are a religious sect that shuns the modern world and preaches an en of days. They are vegetarian and anti consumerist. Each chapter begins with a sermon from their leader and a hymn. The main characters are followers of this religion, though they weren't always. Through flashbacks, you learn their histories and what brought them to The Gardeners. There is overlap with characters and plotlines from the first book.
The plague has happened and they are hunkered in various buildings, trying to survive alone while wondering if there are others.
Th book ends very near how the first book ends, but from a different perspective and possibly a day later.
It's frustrating how vague this book is, yet that's the style of the book. There's a lot to fill in.
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic