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joshgroven's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
very simple allegory but it’s like so cool, should be a movie
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual content
kuronekostea's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
An incredible narrative about a young woman and her struggles to survive such a unique, scary apocalyptic city. I absolutely loved the characters in this book.
Easily my favorite book of this year.
I enjoyed the progressive play through of Rachel, Wick and Borne as they all grew and developed as characters who inevitably came to their own conclusions about the world around them and their places in it. I also found the underlying mystery fascinating as well. Like many of VanderMeer's books there are many questions still left unanswered. I plan to read the others in this series and hope we hear more about the possible AMC TV Series based on this novel.
Easily my favorite book of this year.
I enjoyed the progressive play through of Rachel, Wick and Borne as they all grew and developed as characters who inevitably came to their own conclusions about the world around them and their places in it. I also found the underlying mystery fascinating as well. Like many of VanderMeer's books there are many questions still left unanswered. I plan to read the others in this series and hope we hear more about the possible AMC TV Series based on this novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment
jroberts3456's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
troisha's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
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