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bluberrybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Torture, and Medical content
cassie7e's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
The writing has a tone that feels very masculine and unrelatable to me (similar to how I felt about American Gods, though less offputting in this book), but books do not have to be relatable to be enjoyable! The weirdness kept me interested. Also I enjoy a nonlinear narrative.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Torture
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
lilacs_book_bower'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
mar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Medical content
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Torture, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment
oceanwriter's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Torture, and Medical content
therainbowshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol
bookishplantmom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The author’s writing style is captivating. It forces the reader the wrestle with the story as it refuses access to itself. The structure of the book is fragmented and nonlinear. I found the pacing difficult because of the fragmented nature of the plot but I was enraptured by the world building and wanted more of it all the time. The biology of the world is amazing and I look forward to to seeing more of it in the rest of the series!
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Rape
internationalreads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
edensbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia and Sexism
klfgasaway's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail