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bedtimesnack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement and Gun violence
Minor: Drug use
cato_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
fableborealis'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use
destryhawk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content
yoursam's review against another edition
3.5
personally, i loved the second part the most and wished we had gotten more time with nicola. vandermeer is probably the only author i can think of that doesn't make me cringe at the use of second person pov, no hate to those that prefer it, i know it's subjective. but something about how he uses it, like he knows it has its place and time in a story, just makes it work so well.
the third part had me often thinking about eurydice and orpheus, though it's not a similar story being told here at all; there were just moments throughout that felt almost like it could have been that story.
in general, i just think the story would have been much stronger if it had stayed on the siblings and their connection. but again, that might be personal preference. the ending was good, it really was, and i think it works with the story for it to be more of a whimper than a bang. or maybe i'm just used to vandermeer's non-ending endings lmao
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Violence
scytheria's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
linnyb's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
laurareads87's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content warnings: Graphic body horror throughout — this book is not for the squeamish. Violence, murder, body horror, gore, blood, vomit, suicide, death, torture, animal cruelty, animal death, medical content, medical trauma
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin for providing an ARC in exchange for this review.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
- Medical sci-fi
- Experiments with writing styles and different ways of communicating
- Futuristic, dystopian world-building
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
sonja_mueller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I was disappointed by the end though which went anticlimactic for me. And to me personally the Acknoledgements in which the backstory is explained made it even worse. Instead of being left with an impactful read the end and these commentary faded the experience out.
Heavy content warning for torture, animal torture, body horror, violence...
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Torture, and Violence