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blacksphinx's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Drug abuse, Genocide, and Medical content
vigil's review against another edition
4.0
a lot of this book focused on personhood, what it looks like in the context of culture (both your own or otherwise) and it’s ties to imperialism and “citizenship.” i liked the extra translation notes on the raadchi language, and how the language is also used in a way the specifically empowers the empire. i don’t think we got much, if any at all, answers to this personhood question, so i assume these will carry on into the following books. i also don’t think breq has contemplated it in any sort of meaningful way
i found certain parts of the narrative more confusing than they needed to have been within the book, which was made all the more jarring when breq or another character would begin an infodump so to speak. this was less of an issue with breq, as that matches her speech patterns but it was rather apparent with everyone else. the opening especially is so jarring i wouldn’t blame anyone for not reading past it. i didn’t for a while.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
bel017's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Grief
kitkathy24'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Colonisation, and Classism
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
szuum'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
jackie_marion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
avacadosocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse
Minor: Body horror
benji_dw'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: Murder and War
lbelow's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism