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celery'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
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
gracielou2000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder
madeline_schmidt20'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: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death
antonebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Rape
taracloudclark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty
xoxo_vick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Sexual violence and War
I mean its takes place during the prime time of WW2erebus53's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The book was slow. It was the first time that I have ever noted the similarity between the stories of apocalyptic zombie survival, and those of refugees. There is a lot of cross country wandering.. hoping you are going in the right direction, not knowing if anyone you run into is going to be friend or foe, not knowing if you will find food or shelter, and coming up with a Plan to hold a ragtag bunch of travelers, of different ages and backgrounds, together long enough that they might get someplace safe.
This is the second story I have read recently with a blind girl in a world war. It was hard to read this book and not be occasionally reminded of "All The Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr. This is also because in both stories there is a viewpoint of a German soldier as counterpoint to what is going on with those fleeing. The depiction of the main German character is interestingly unsympathetic, as he turns out to be a jumped up coward, universally disliked by his fellows, and radiating hot waves of obsessive, sociopathic Incel Energy. I'm sure this jab is a lot more meta, than useful for building the story, but he is certainly a part of this book that I won't forget in a hurry.
The story was ..ok. I didn't dislike it, but it's not something that would bob to the top of my recommendations list.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and War
emmiewrites_'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
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, and War
cchloetthompson'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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Sexual violence
emily_koopmann's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Medical content