lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Gore, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Homophobia and Suicide
gracecrandall's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Gore, War, Violence, and Gaslighting
madarauchiha's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Gore, and Self harm
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, Vomit, and Drug use
tinnuben's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Vomit
cheye13's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
My fears were baseless.
Acceptance offers yet more questions, and I loved it. I love the characters introduced and developed, I loved the nonlinear narrative, I even loved the writing conventions like narrative perspective and diction. I found focusing difficult (due to my environment) but I am looking forward to rereading this series and going to town with annotations.
Above all else, I love how this book (and the larger series) addresses language/linguistics/communication as a concept rather than a system. It's rare to find a written media that addresses the imperfection of language outside of straightforward theory or philosophy texts. All that simply to say that this series is the closest I've felt to being... understood? with regards to my personal philosophy regarding alien life. And! With just a bit of extrapolation, the story could very easily be simply about the human condition without turning outward at all.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Blood, Terminal illness, Violence, and Gore
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Death
Warnings are mostly on par with the previous two books. All visual horror, such as body horror or gore, though varying in detail, is described with a sence of distance or dissociation due to the nature of the characters' perspectives. Animal corpses, usually sea life, are mentioned in passing. A character is diagnosed with terminal cancer.troisha's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit