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Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

29 reviews

24carrotgay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Camp Zero begins as a disjointed story told from three vastly different perspectives in a dystopian world we know next to nothing about. It ends as an expertly woven masterpiece that explores identity, family, patriarchy, exploitation, and ethics in a world ravaged by capitalism, climate crisis, and technology. I was more and more hooked as I gathered little nuggets of information throughout the story from each perspective. By the end,  I had the entire picture, and it is utterly human. This book is profound in a deeply humbling and real way. Here’s hoping for a sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Child death

colorwired's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

I was interested in this book throughout but it felt like there was no ending. I assume that was the intention but so much was left unsaid that I feel like I only read a fraction of a book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lpdx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Racism, and Death of parent

ellequelle's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I don't recall ever reading a book so dedicated to oppositional sexism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Violence, Abandonment, and Classism

cmbrown4's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

annenichols's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

This futuristic dystopia had some vaguely interesting elements, but the characters weren’t likable, and the story wasn’t the easiest to follow if you were only vaguely paying attention. One of the narrators of the audiobook was pretty stilted. Referring to many of the characters by their profession made them seem even more distant. I don’t know why I finished this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Murder

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• 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

3.75

This was a Fascinating world and idea for a plot. I’m not sure why it didn’t totally connect for me. I just wasn’t very invested in the characters and their survival and thriving. But I think the world building and plot were interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

moriahleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

zombiezami's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

Some of the plot lost me, but I liked the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Incest and Fire/Fire injury

amsswim's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book was not bad, I just don't think it was anything outstanding. Anything above a 3 is still worth a read if you're interested, in my opinion. If the author's intent was for me to be mostly bored and hate every man in this book it was achieved. Then the story I did like following, the WHite Alice plot, was generally ignored until 2/3 of the way through. I think overall Rose's story was the best written though. I could've just read a book about her experiences, which she was definitely the main character. Ending was alright but a pain to get to. The themes of climate change and folies of men are good, and I love a dystopian always (this was more of a pre-dystopian in my opinion).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy