The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
keighter's review against another edition
Did not realize this was exploring an HIV - esque disease, and I needed a Content warning.Â
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Chronic illness
ms_rey's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
Started too slow, ended too fast. Took me ages to get invested, and I only got through the first half because it was an audiobook. Then the climax ran through a couple different scenarios that were meant to be important and gripping but instead felt glossy and lacking detail. A couple character deaths that meant nothing to me. A punishment for an antagonist shown offscreen. I wish I liked it but I’m not sure I do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Abandonment and Forced institutionalization
aardwyrm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
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? Yes
4.5
Climate change dystopia in which horrible things happen endlessly, but the ultimate choice is hope. The world of Blackfish City is a world that has ended and is beginning to make itself again. The book rejects all easy answers but still loops back to the possibility of a better future. Its patchwork of viewpoints and intertwined themes of family and choice are powerfully executed and throw the reader into the City Without a Map.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Chronic illness, Blood, and Animal death
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