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vanesst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death
Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy
booksjessreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I also found the subject matter and the story itself to be really interesting, but also really bleak. This is undoubtedly quite a sad and dark book and it was really heavy at times. I think this definitely needs a more mature reader to handle the emotional energy required to get through certain parts, especially towards the end. Generally, I also thought the dystopia to be fairly believable and thought the natural story progression wasn't forced. I also enjoyed the themes of trying to survive the end of the world really interesting, especially things relating to gardening. Furthermore, I enjoyed the setting of the book, being set in a small Welsh village was such a different setting to me, and I also enjoyed how there was Welsh throughout the book. I personally have never read anything from this country and it offered such a fresh perspective. This was also translated by the author from Welsh to English, which made the translation seem really smooth.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
caroline_norrish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death and Child death
Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
stw07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death
iliveinletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, and Vomit
boutofbibliophilia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death and Child death
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy