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zombiezami's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Deportation
environmental destruction, saneismfrogggirl2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This book is a beautiful cultural artifact. While set in present day, because this culture is what we would call less advanced, there is near constant misogyny (things like saying a woman is useless if she can't have children, women can't work or remarry when widowed, etc.) throughout. Some demeaning discussions of gender presentation (when they visit the city they mockingly say they can't figure out what gender prople are because women wear pants and men have long hair, etc.) are sprinkled throughout. The culmination of all this sexism is the rape and forced impregnation of a woman who confesses rape is her worst fear, not by enemies but by her own community.
I thought this book was beautifully written with resonant themes and beautiful characterizations of relationships and community, but, on balance I cant say it was worth it to battle through this unending, disgusting, unquestioned misogyny and rape. Ultimately, the men in this community do to the women of this community what everyone else (government, corporations and colonizers) does to them (and so the women are doubly abused). I don't think this is what the book meant for me to take from it, but this is what I got out of it nonetheless.
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation
flightlessfinch's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
nfoutty'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol
kylieqrada's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Slavery
now_booking'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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
livmm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, and Slavery