allison1316's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Gore, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal death, Self harm, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Death, Rape, Murder, Car accident, Blood, Addiction, Injury/injury detail, and Violence
nichole_of_numenor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is a character study on steroids. Not just for the sheer volume of characters (around 100?!?!?) but the way the small town being trapped under an impentratable dome accelerated the paths each character was already on. The ultimate character crucible. Trapped in such a finite space, this work is also a commentary about how fast we are accelerating our own ending -- between emissions, thoughtless consumption of resources, and general disregard for an environment that is perhaps more fragile than would seem.
Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Injury/injury detail, and Sexual assault
alsoannabanana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Child death, Car accident, Bullying, Animal death, Death of parent, Addiction, Violence, Murder, Medical content, Drug use, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Police brutality, Injury/injury detail, Confinement, Physical abuse, Gore, Death, and Alcoholism
suzylit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Torture, Sexism, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
cas_peru's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
breeski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Character development and setting the scene was well done.
I would not recommend this book since it's so unnecessarily long as well as my other thoughts mentioned above. I would recommend an audiobook version over a physical copy if you did want to read it.
I don't regret reading it but i wouldn't go through the effort of reading it again. I think it's over hyped.
Graphic: Death, Injury/injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Car accident and Drug use
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
sillvaire's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Rape and Gore
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Injury/injury detail
hayleyvharrington's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Sexism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, and Suicide attempt
twinkindespair's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Satisfied to finish the book, not sure I’m going to pick it up again.
Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, Animal death, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis