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trashwithanh's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I absolutely hated this book. We were made to read it in my English class and our teacher is really convinced that this is where we're headed. The characters are all either annoying or naive or evil. The writing threw me off completely, sometimes it just seemed like the author wanted to sound smart so he googled for fancier words to use. There are several disgusting sex scenes and women are generally described by their looks (especially Mae's doctor, who's just a perfect example for the "boobily she boobed down the stairs" cliché) What most annoyed me was how unrealistic everything seemed. There were almost no people who pushed back against the circle, even though the tech that was put out by the Circle was clearly invasive and not even intruiging. I also wanted to punch Mae in the Face for most of the read. (did I mention the disgusting sex scenes? I did not want a description of Mae watching her parents do the dirty)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Car accident
morganperks's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Medical content
Minor: Child death and Kidnapping
librarikay's review
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
**pardon my french but, this is all so fucked up**
this rating is in part as a result from my discussions in the class where i was assigned to read this book, and then partly just from my pure enjoyment and actual fear reading and note-taking by myself.
so! there’s that
this rating is in part as a result from my discussions in the class where i was assigned to read this book, and then partly just from my pure enjoyment and actual fear reading and note-taking by myself.
so! there’s that
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content and Kidnapping