jenheartbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Violence
hales_1243's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Grief, Homophobia, Blood, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Child death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Cancer, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Vomit
Mention of plane crashes.fancypotato1995'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Classism, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Genocide, Hate crime, and Violence
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
cerilouisereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Genocide, and Fire/Fire injury
allidone'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: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry
headinthepages'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? It's complicated
5.0
I think Shusterman has created something genuinely brilliant, with characters you really root for, a plot that keeps you engaging and magnificent, thoughtful world building.
I honestly absolutely LOVED my time with these books and the audio narration my Tremblay was fantastic throughout!
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Racism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Grief, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, and War
unicornofthesea'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? No
4.5
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gore, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
marareading'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Violence, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Bullying, Kidnapping, Suicide, Terminal illness, War, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Self harm
medini_l's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Confinement
rangerwing75's review against another edition
I genuinely tried to enjoy this book. It was fun at first, but it quickly grew tiresome. It’s a long book - longer than it needs to be with all of its paragraphs and chapters focusing on unimportant characters. We didn’t need an entire chapter dedicated to the woes of a random painter we never see again. I’d put the book down and almost dread picking it back up.
It’s long, it’s slow, and the story isn’t engaging enough to make me not care about those things. This isn’t like in Journey to the West where at least the story is funny even if the chapters are packed with poetry. A disappointing end to what was looking to be an amazing trilogy.
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping and Fire/Fire injury