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imskylow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Ableism and Bullying
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Genocide
atomicrobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ariep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
marissasa'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
thumbeleia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Hate crime, Infertility, and Alcohol
memmah's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Medical trauma
Minor: Confinement, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent
aiplusyou'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
mirrorstorm_'s review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence and War
msradiosilence'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
Content warnings at the bottom. :)
I first read the Lunar Chronicles when I was in high school. And that was a LONG time ago. My boyfriend got me the pretty cover box set, so I figured now was as good a time as any to read it!
My first major issue is that the main characters are all 16-17 years old. That’s insanity. Since the whole series takes place in like 9 months, Cinder is a <i> child </i>. She’s a baby. 16 is NOTHING. Too young to be causing all this trouble, that’s for sure. She does so much in this book and the next three, like?? Did she have to be 16?
My second major issue is that, even though this book is set in Beijing, there’s very little of Eastern Asian culture in the book. Mayhaps that’s because the author is a white woman with no ties to China, and we all know how I feel about white authors writing outside of their experiences, but I digress.
I’ve always felt so sorry for Kai. Bless him, he’s always getting the short end of the stick with all of this, and it’s a wonder he doesn’t have a full head of grey hair. Poor guy is always stressed.
Dr. Erland is one of the best unhinged characters I’ve read in a while. Morally grey, funny, he’s just a fun character to read. I don’t agree at all with anything he’s ever done, but I do love a moral grey bitch.
Rating: 4.5
Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you enjoy moon people, quippy robots, and sci-fi fairytale retellings.
Content warnings: Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Bullying, Death of parent, Gun violence, Ableism, Classism, Medical trauma, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Death
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
eowyn_zoe'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
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: War