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mikathereviewer's review against another edition
1.0
The information we got in this book about Area X and the southern reach wasn't good or even a lot.
The pacing was awfully slow. One could start at 60-70% in, and haven't missed anything. It's a joke.
Main character; Control (John) was annoying. Couldn't decide if he wanted to know everything or nothing at all.
Plot wasn't interesting (or rather dragged out too much as we got almost nothing out of it). At some point I was so bored out that even the plot twist didn't bring me back into reading with interest.
Almost nothing happens in the book and we just get useless info, scenes and more that could have been cut out, as the book has about 70 pages content only.
Confusing. Maybe it's my vocabulary, but most of the time I either didn't know what was going on or it was too bizarre (without even getting an explanation!).
The last chapter. Who thinks it's a good idea to put the last 14% of the book in a whole chapter. That was way too much!
This book put me into a reading slump and even though I know that we get new characters and a new setting for each of the books from this series I seriously think I won't continue with it. Not complete set yet though, but definitely will read a different book (series) now.
04. August 2024
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Vomit, Stalking, and Alcohol
Minor mention of amnesia (memory loss)kylieveteran'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
2.5
Graphic: Suicide and Violence
judassilver's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror and Confinement
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
coelwa'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, and Drug use
sophieamreacher'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, and War
bedtimesnack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Vomit
edensbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Violence
aloy'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
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, and Violence
Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent