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eladams's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
aliceallenaz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Not a book for the light hearted! There is a lot of technical details regarding how the ships were built; a lot of time describing cold, ice, icebergs. This is mostly about the age of the British Empire, with very poor relations with anyone not of British pedigree.zgreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Medical trauma, and Cultural appropriation
bugaboobear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
And then chapter 62 happened and the author decided he was bored with that and changed the tone and subject entirely.
This was maybe a 4.5 star read for me up until then, but then the ending was largely out of the blue and unsatisfying in my opinion.
Also a few things to keep in mind:
1. There are practically no women in the story (for obvious reasons). The women who are in the story are pretty one dimensional.
2. There is a surprising amount of religious ideology (both Christian and Inuit). Also readings from the Bible.
3. There is a heavy amount of racism in the beginning and less as the book goes on. It is all era appropriate and makes sense for the characters but can be uncomfortable to read.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
anjalirenee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy
amy14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
breilly13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
nurseturkey's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Murder
bearikatherika's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism