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josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kirstyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
novella42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide
jessiejonesbentley'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Death, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
caryndi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
The construction of the novel wasn't my main gripe, though. I cannot figure out the internal logic to this book.
However, this glitch existed prior to his decision to become a time traveler -- in other words, the changes he made were always going to be made before he decided to make them. But, in other instances of time travel, that is not true! The Time Institute (I think that's the name used) tracks its agents by looking at historical records before and then after their visits to other times to see if anything changed in the timeline. So, in my mind, this glitch should not have existed for them to investigate because it was a change made by Gaspary-Jacques. Maybe the idea is that since it was a "glitch" it could exist in that paradoxical way that time-travel actions do. I don't know. But my brain kept bouncing off the way things played out and because of that, I don't think the entire story holds together.
That doesn't take away from the fact that the book was very atmospheric and technically well-written. I thought it was interesting that one of the main characters was the writer of a book about a pandemic, and at least one noted plot point matched the way things happened in Station Eleven. Like a little Easter egg. And it's fun to put together the pieces you pick up from the different time settings as you read. But the way the story falls apart if I try to think about it too hard outweighs the technical proficiency, in my mind, which is why this book only gets 3 stars from me.
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and War
heather_harrison'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
* Slow burn plot
* Interconnected characters
* Time travel
* Processing the pandemic experience
* Meta science fiction
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and War
norwegianforestreader'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
miller8d's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Note: I pictured Gaspery as Jacob Wysocki from College Humor.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol
I’m quite a sensitive person and even I’d say that despite the content warnings for this book, it is not an upsetting read (at least for me). The mentions of upsetting topics are justified and unsurprising in the context of the book, and very rarely is any upsetting detail given for the sake of indulgent displeasure. The bits that did upset me wereitsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Colonisation, and War