Scan barcode
jenny_d's review
hopeful
reflective
fast-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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, and Transphobia
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cultural appropriation
garden's review
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: War
wrzlprmft's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Transphobia
henriettta's review
challenging
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
made little sense but was a great read. will definitely re-read at some point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
mar's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
idk man i dont think the way this book tries to combine "absurd humour" and "horrific dystopia" works. the transmisogyny was particularly jarring - it's clear the author is condemning transphobia, but i found it to be clumsily executed and needlessly graphic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime and Transphobia
ninjamuse's review
challenging
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Hate crime, Transphobia, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Misogyny
arthur_ant18's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Minor: Death and Torture
chessakat's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was such a strange, absurd, and fun little novella! I kind of kept wishing for a cast of characters list in the beginning (possibly illustrated??) because even though there are only 5 characters, they all start out as digital AI representations and are…*quite* diverse in their representations (ball of hands named Huge If True, Huge for short, looking at you) 😅 . It didn’t help that I kept putting this one down and picking it up later and going, “Wait, which one is the swarm of insects and which one is the balloon?”
If you like the big ideas of science fiction, meta-verse/time travel and choices vs fate, I think this one fits the bill. It sounds heavy, but the execution is just kind of wonder-filled and cheeky-funny.
If you like the big ideas of science fiction, meta-verse/time travel and choices vs fate, I think this one fits the bill. It sounds heavy, but the execution is just kind of wonder-filled and cheeky-funny.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Death and Torture