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dkamada's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Cool concept but ending unsatisfying. More focus on beautiful writing than plot
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ashleye1023's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Really loved the writing in this book. Finished in 1 day! Got me thinking deeply about a lot of things.
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
kylieqrada's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Banana pants, but like the intriguing kind? Also unsettling pandemic parallels considering this was published in 2014.
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction
savvylit's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Sleep Donation is - appropriately - a fever dream of a novella. With her characteristic lush & lyrical prose, Russell describes a world that is so near-real. I have always adored her ability to craft ethereal sentences and stories like no one else. Russell is a true modern master of magical realism if you ask me.
In many ways, the sleep extraction in this dystopia acts as an allegory for our real-world greed for & plunder of natural resources. As Trish wrestles with the ethics of convincing donors to give up their sleep, readers are forced to consider the ethics of their own extractivist lifestyles.
In many ways, the sleep extraction in this dystopia acts as an allegory for our real-world greed for & plunder of natural resources. As Trish wrestles with the ethics of convincing donors to give up their sleep, readers are forced to consider the ethics of their own extractivist lifestyles.
Moderate: Terminal illness and Grief
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