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quabbityash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Torture
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Racism, and Blood
serena_hien'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
redtailedhawk90'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: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Blood
sadhbhprice'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
plantybooklover's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Overview: Vern escapes a cult known as Cain -Land as a pregnant teen. She births twins in the woods and chooses an extrordinarily difficult path to raise them while avoiding those from the compound who pursue her. Vern develops supernatural powers and features and must work to understand and control them.
This book- though under 400 pages packs a punch to the gut. I was struck by the massive amount of references to both great black literature, and intense black American traumatic events. While I caught a lot of them, I'm sure I missed more.
I would have enjoyed reading this slower, with a group, but... I finished it up for the Trans Right Readathon.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gore, Sexual violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Infertility, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
mayarobinson831'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
calamitydane'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
whimsylee'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation
irenetrexqueen's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
buhdumbitch'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail