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carol16'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
3.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Transphobia
jeedmonds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
FINALLY, a plot happens well into the second half of the book and the book ends right as it actually gets really interesting. The pacing of this book is awful. The whole concept about plants being dangerous and it's actually not really a large part of the book, just a plot device that gets brought up when it's useful again.
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Transphobia
geekmom'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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
szuum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content and Transphobia
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Moderate: Death
Minor: Child death, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
aralakh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism
Minor: Transphobia
vampiretree's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Violence, Dementia, and Cannibalism
rebthack'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Narrated by Koli, he tells the story of his life - starting at 15 when he is old enough to go into waiting, aka, have his only opportunity to try and awaken technology. Koli is convinced he can make this happen, and his life will be all that he dreams it will be and more.
But things don’t quite work out.
This book is set up as a foundational piece and definitely the first in a trilogy. Initially, the uneven language was challenging to get past, but after a few chapters, I no longer was aware of Koli’s fractured grammar or disjointed vernacular. The story is interesting enough, but, working as the base of a larger story, the book was a little slow to start, albeit rich with details of the daily life of Koli and his village.
I’ll definitely be back at the library to reserve the next book in the series tomorrow!
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Transphobia
courtsbooks'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Minor: Incest, Infertility, and Transphobia
enderbug's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Transphobia and Cannibalism