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kutreen'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
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Murder
Minor: Torture
raptorq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Violence and Blood
bi_n_large's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Cultural appropriation
kandisebrown'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
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Police brutality, Medical content, Colonisation, and War
sarahjulianna'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nostradamnus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It's very frustrating to like this book less than The Handmaid's Tale because I think this book is arguably better--it has higher and more specific spec-to-fic ratio, characters that were real, and a really graphic description of watching someone give birth--but I read THT years ago, and I read FHOTLG in 2023. It's the day after my state put in an emergency stop for all trans healthcare. Roe v. Wade is dead. Abortion pills may be next. And I think right now, forced birthing centers, pregnancy policing, and a rising Christo-fascist government just feel a bit too real.
Maybe I'll be able to reread this in a few years and be able to really take it all in, appreciate it for what it is, but wrong place, wrong time.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Torture and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
thenoodlevore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I read complaints about how the story was presented and the ending, but thinking about it, I like it. It’s pieced together in bits of journal, with a flow of thoughts related to what specifically happened then/ that day. I think it reflects a lot about the narrator’s mental state and adds to the story rather than takes away. Of course there are a MILLION unanswered questions. I like that it’s not a tidy ending at all and a vague reflection of a before time. The work was descriptive and I was able to see/ feel the events as it was described by the author. An impactful piece.
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
badmom'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Grief, and Religious bigotry
jaimc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Torture, and Abortion
kalayk's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Miscarriage, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Alcohol, and Classism