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othersociologist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
astoriareader'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? It's complicated
2.5
- Set in the UK.
- With fear of nation security and cyber terrorism, people, called Minders, have classified information implanted into their brains.
- Although it isn’t advertised as a sequel, it is apparently set in same world as Mars’ previous novels, The One & The Passengers.
- I had at least read The One, but based on what I have seen others write, I think this likely would have been better if I also read The Passengers first, too.
- This is the third book I’ve read by Mars, and my first two reads by him were both 4-5 stars each. Unfortunately, this is the weakest one I have read by him so far.
- The premise was cool, but I didn’t particularly connect with any of the characters. It was an overwhelmingly meh / okay read. Nothing very memorable about it. Ending wasn’t great.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
annierosebel's review against another edition
4.5
Overall, this was some of the best like adult near-future fiction I've read I think. There was enough grounded detail for it to feel believable even though the concept is so wild.
I also found it easy to keep track of lots of characters, which is a testament to the book bc I often struggle with that!
It lost half a star because I felt like the end came tumbling all at once. The story was driving along and then suddenly there was a crescendo and it was done. I would've liked the pace to pick up a little earlier, as I was starting to get a tiny bit bogged down.
It was very violent, but not unnecessarily so.
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Miscarriage
maggieparedesauthor'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
unablelemon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit