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siobhanward's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book was more <i> Tomorrow, When the War Began </i> than <i> Lord of the Flies </i>, but at times it felt like it was missing something. Maybe there's more deeper, biblical meaning that went over my head, but it seems like plot elements just kind of appeared and disappeared without a whole lot of explanation. The premise was solid and Eve was a good narrator - I appreciated how the story was told, I just wish there had been a bit more to it.
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
ginbat's review
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Death of a parent:sarahjulianna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
mr_cain's review against another edition
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
pikkumarja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Täysiä tähtiä kirja ei kuitenkaan saa, koska välillä joitain kritiikkejä ja ajatelmia oli kirjoitettu ehkä vähän liiaksi auki. Vertauskuvallisuus ja kaoottisuus sopi kirjaan paljon paremmin.
Edit: Kirja jäi niin vahvasti pyörimään mieleen, että kävin nostamassa arviota!
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The characters are incredibly two dimensional. We don't know enough about them to really care as the narrator is telling us back conversations and she doesn't really like anyone other than her younger brother, who is maybe around 10? The only real character we get info about is the younger brother, Jack, who gets a bible as a gift and sees it as a metaphor for everything happening.
The themes in here are kind of unclear, or heavy handed. It was clear there is a climate crisis and we can blame the older generation and the wealthy for that. However, the conversation never really happens anymore than at a childish level of "you did this!" There was a current of biblical stuff which was... unusual?
Lastly, there was only one character who was described as having "olive toned skin" and he was the character that took the most abuse from the plot. There was a lot of fat-phobia as well that was just unnecessary.
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Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Racism
btothebooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
There’s only a few elements to pinpoint the timeline, but it just feels rushed and not at the same time. There’s an element of Lord of the Flies (but better) and Station Eleven to it all.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Blood
atamano's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
dawntin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia
bookishcori's review
2.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Birth trauma