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bidufta'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
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
qwerty88'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, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Animal death and Alcohol
gwimo'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
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Outing
jenny_d's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
brigidc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
I read this a year ago and added all the content warnings I could remember (over 20) but there were probably some I forgot. In addition to a (minor/vague spoiler)luckykosmos's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
That being said, this is a wonderful book when it comes to examinations of leadership and faith. Science and religion weren't pitted against each other, but there were different interpretations of the situation based on whose perspective we were in, and for this reason, Matthew's perspective was my favorite - watching him falling into something he didn't believe, and contending with the different ways he lost Autumn or Bo. Watching Bo's radicalization as Matthew lost his faith was interesting - though, again, the exact nature of that radicalization, the white supremacists, felt weak.
I hated the ending. I hated the final reveal with Black Swan. I can't decide if it was decided from an ecofascist angle, or a poorly optimized artificial intelligence (though this could give it too much credit), but from how the past few months have gone and the ecofascist conversations at the beginning of the pandemic, I could not suspend my disbelief long enough to justify it. Maybe I would have a different perspective eight, nine months ago. I wish I saw in this book what authors I love saw, but I don't think Chuck Wendig was the author to tell this story, and I don't think it dropped at the right time.
(I may have rated this higher if it were shorter, but to feel so lukewarm after almost 800 pages is disappointing)
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship