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the_reading_wren'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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Infertility, Violence, Pregnancy, and War
00phantom's review
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Slavery
Moderate: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
greystory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
In many ways, A Closed and Common Orbit felt heavier than The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and there's probably many reasons for that. The subject matter of the meaning of life can be pretty heavy. We're focused on two characters in a linear, detailed story instead of the shorter vignettes with a more diverse cast from book 1. We watch Pepper's past as she learns just how cruel and cold the world can be. We watch Sindra as she struggles with the consequences of her own sacrifice and trying to find a way to belong and feel right.
As their stories unfold, we see both the good and bad of the universe and each character finding a way to not just survive, but make the best of what's out there and really live. I cried a lot while reading this.
With that in mind, I feel like I should include some trigger warnings:
* Past child abuse
* Child death (implied, not on page)
* Animal violence and death
* Injury/Illness
* Seizure (or something like it)
* Panic attacks
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death
seedreads'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Violence
misty_kb'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: Child abuse and Slavery
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Xenophobia
evbyrd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
biobeetle'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: Dysphoria
Moderate: Ableism and Panic attacks/disorders
thoseoldcrows23'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Vomit
buttercat42's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Prose: 3 ★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4.5★/4★
Characters: 3★
Worldbuilding: 4.5★
Ending: 3.25★
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, and Gaslighting