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asexualandriod's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Sexual content
The content warnings for drug use and addiction are in reference to the alien lifeforms that are present in the book. They are microscopic, in things like food and water, and their elevated presence exhibits similar symptoms to highs from drugs. The narrative surrounding the aliens is often framed as an addiction.cheye13's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
The Seep is spoken of as a drug/narcotic.bookbunnie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Don’t read this book if themes of grief are uninteresting to you, or you don’t like talking bears.
This is a quick read that made me cry and laugh in turns. I love the tempered optimism of an attainable utopia that still promises personal growth, of a benevolent creature that may know what’s technically best for us but might not always get it right. If speculative fiction is your thing, I would highly suggest this.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Grief
Moderate: Cultural appropriation
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
thetenthmuse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I’d be wrong to say I did not enjoy this book— I did! It was easy going, peppered with just enough touch of surreality as I enjoy. The overall plot was a tad weak, there weren’t really any stakes at all, but that aided in the book’s fast-paced reading. I wasn’t so much a fan of the characters, bar Trina, and all the character’s dialogue felt very jilted — which given the context of the whole alien stuff, I understand, but outside of that it just doesn’t read well to me.
Pick up for a fun, trippy blitz through a post-apocalyptic alien hive mind! I feel like lots of people would enjoy this book as a sort of hidden gem of the eco-alien, surreal horror-ish genre. I just wish I was one of those!
Moderate: Addiction and Sexual content
Minor: Transphobia
vaniavela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Drug use
Minor: Transphobia
corvidaeus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content
lycheejelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
gcjay1994's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
lavendl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Racism, and Sexual content
abitdicier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Minor: Gun violence and Medical content