lizziebennett's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
erissa_lestrange's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
anna_hepworth's review
dark
fast-paced
4.0
The writing is reasonable, the message heavy handed and oh, so USian.
linguana's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
witchivor's review
5.0
This short story is fantastic. It’s a hard read, generally melancholy, and it’s taken me some time to compose my thoughts. I think the format was fantastic, and a good choice for the narrative. The repetition and cadence serve to hit you again and again, becoming more raw as the story continues, and the depiction of historical narratives alongside dystopian future possibilities works really well.
The story also prompted a lot of personal reflection on my own life, the women in it, and the privileges I’ve lived with and sometimes take for granted.
devrose's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Five stars. A+. A very timely short story and a very well-composed ones. I love the style of jumping back and forth in time and having different perspectives; that's hard to do but Mills pulled it off spectacularly. Honestly, the most unrealistic part to me is that it took so long for things to get that bad in her version of the future.
vladtepesdracul's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
endairiss's review
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
domina_comas's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0