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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
booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
literarylion's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
- All-around well-crafted
- Interesting take on climate disaster
- Strong character development and establishment of POV
- A bit derivative of other authors and stories (general dystopia)
- I had trouble orienting myself in the setting for the first quarter or so
- Felt rushed towards the end
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Torture, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury