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thedreammachine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Blood, Gore, Sexual assault, and Grief
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Animal death, Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Rape, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Physical abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Incest
jennflattery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Slavery, Child death, Ableism, Gore, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Suicide
eshiltonn'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Animal death, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma
cc0906's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Rape, Murder, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Child death, Torture, Terminal illness, Medical content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Gore, Abortion, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Death, Bullying, Confinement, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
p_ttyb_tch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Infertility
Minor: Misogyny and Incest
phantomgecko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
On the other hand, I greatly disagree with some of the characterization/explanations/actions. It really felt like the author just wanted to take biblical people and smear them as much as possible because she can. "Look, your biblical figures were horrible people with no actual redeeming qualities." The female characters were lifted onto pedestals at the expense of the morality of the men.
idk, I think depicting Rebekah as a pagan priestess bothered me the most. My girl Rebekah was a righteous, chosen woman. It does her so dirty to have her act cruelly with family and despise her husband while she runs the moon temple. It's not empowering or feminist. It sucks. Obviously she wasn't a perfect person, but when you're righting a novel exploring characters, why would you choose to make her wicked?
Again, there were some really cool parts of this novel. Some perspectives were great, the relationship between Jacob's wives was actually delightful. But a lot of the book felt spiteful.
Reading statements from the author makes me feel better about things. Still not my favorite book tho.
Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death, Infertility, Murder, and Miscarriage
el_pacheco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexism, and Violence
_fallinglight_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Death, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, and Slavery
laserdiscreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Infertility, and Miscarriage
zestymelon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Genocide, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Pregnancy