jamydja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Slavery
andremay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
2🌟 because of the critique of optimism (which is why this book was created in the first place).
Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, War, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Torture, and Slavery
aelien's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Slavery, Colonisation, Racism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Antisemitism
heysoupcadet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Minor: Racial slurs, War, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Rape, Murder, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Torture, and Racism
hotbitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Cannibalism, Slavery, Torture, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
littletenor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Rape, Violence, Trafficking, and Slavery
Minor: Animal death and Death
haleyscomet1'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
4.0
Graphic: Rape and Cannibalism
Moderate: Slavery
clack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Moderate: Classism, Murder, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Rape, Antisemitism, Blood, Slavery, and Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, Animal death, and Emotional abuse
Lots of sordid and terrible things happen to and around and by these characters but the author mostly rushes right through everything without exploring the situations.lizzieb29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: War and Death
Moderate: Rape, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: Cannibalism
al_ex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Blood, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
honestly just don’t read it