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harveyhorse321's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Would be even more interesting to get a grasp of the world from the view of more diverse characters - at the very least, women.
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Racism, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism
doppy'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
magdie'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
To me, the characters felt pretty flat, the plot either dragging or extremely rushed, the translation (Slovak) was pretty mediocre if not outright bad. I must admit this is not my usual genre but it's not like I can't enjoy a good apocalypse story. This one, however, was not quite it for me. At around the Great Worm time I got pretty bored by the Artom gets in trouble, almost dies but by plot armor or Deus-ex-machina-like device is saved by absolutely no effort or merit of his own. It felt like a lazy story structure. It also quite destroyed the attempt at tension since I knew that mc WILL survive and the others probably won't. The world building was pretty nice and interesting in global although in some places (mostly society) still didn't feel quite real. But I liked the contrast and tension between old and young characters and their outlook at the world that the author managed to create.
Also, probably just a pet peeve of mine, but where were all the women? If I remember correctly there were altogether 2 named female characters, both with maybe half a page of screentime (if that)....
But the ending was pretty good, really made for that Humans will destroy everything given the chance.
291, 332, 340
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Minor: Genocide
i_i_i_i's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
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Graphic: Death
Minor: Xenophobia
elisereading'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: Child death, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Xenophobia and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse
isaaah'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
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: War