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inkshadows's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, and Xenophobia
jamiethekeener's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Toxic relationship
maxattacks's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
this story would have been much improved w/o the rampant racist themes --the way poc was discussed didn't need to be such a strong facet of the plot and took away from any enjoyment I had of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death
gothicmoon's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
2.0
I wouldn't let children read this, despite the story structure itself being well-built. The bigotry is just so thickly interwoven in the plot that it couldn't be removed even in editing - Millie's plotline itself, and the alienism assigned to Tacroy are inherently racist and orientalist.
Sexism is present in this story, but it's assigned to the main antagonist and it's supposed to be one of his evil traits, but it's quite subtle in the end when Christopher overcomes his learned sexism when he accepts Millie as his equal... It could've been more integrated how Ralph's sexism is (or could've been) one of the reasons for his demise.
Sexism is present in this story, but it's assigned to the main antagonist and it's supposed to be one of his evil traits, but it's quite subtle in the end when Christopher overcomes his learned sexism when he accepts Millie as his equal... It could've been more integrated how Ralph's sexism is (or could've been) one of the reasons for his demise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Fatphobia
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