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cms204'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
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism
mlynch133'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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Incest, and Cannibalism
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Pregnancy, and War
mxkanteven'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
4.0
Beyond that, I cannot explain to y’all how much I adore N.K Jemisin and her writing.
She’s one of few authors who I trust to write disabled characters without reducing them to they disabilities. Her ability to weave their existence as disabled people and their existence in society around them is nothing short of artful.
Graphic: Blood and Cannibalism
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Incest
notthatlibrarian'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
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Grief
chaoticnostalgia'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
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment
Minor: Incest, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
thoughtsontomes'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore and Murder
laguerrelewis'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Xenophobia and Pregnancy
queenie_ofthe_void'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: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
wlreed312'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
5.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt
anxiousnachos's review against another edition
4.5
There is one very problematic remark about domestic abuse implying women “choose” to take husbands who beat them and are stupid for doing so, which did sour an otherwise excellent read. This remark just made no sense coming from the character it did, and felt so out of touch. This is on page 330 of my copy.
Content warnings: suicide, suicide attempts, blood, violence, murder, body horror, kidnapping, cults, confinement, forced medical procedure, torture, indoctrination, one problematic remark about female domestic abuse victims
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder