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mybestfriendsarefictional'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
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
flyerkelly14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book gives an interesting topic to think about, but I don’t think it was very well executed.
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
neonskylite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I think that's because of the very slow pace - one of the reasons why I didn't 5/5 The Girl With All The Gifts was because of that dragging middle in between a deliciously creepy beginning (seriously, M.R. Carey could've kept the whole book inside Hotel Echo and he'd have so much content) and that groundbreaking ending. Here, there is very little to care about until just over halfway into the book when
Which I think is another struggle of this book - The Girl With All The Gifts keeps it together when it starts to fall apart by its strong characterisation. Of course we know that most if not all of the cast are going to die by the nature of this being a prequel - but other than Stephen and Rina as I said, damn the Science Team is barely developed so I didn't really feel hurt when they met unfortunate fates
However, it's pretty hard as an Autistic reader to enjoy the Autistic main character when you have to stomach pages upon pages of how much the other characters hate him and call him names and compare him to Hungries when Stephen, as I kept reminding myself, is literally just an Autistic 15 year old from Surrey.
My last point of contention is the epilogue. A lot of other reviewers, it seems, really like the epilogue! Some go as far to say that it's the only thing that makes this book worthwhile! I disagree!
Graphic: Pregnancy and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism and Child death
princessamira'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
effervescent_4909'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
4.0
Minor: Medical trauma and Pregnancy
jcole32'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? No
4.5
Moderate: Violence and Pregnancy
nodogsonthemoon'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Misogyny, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
nytephoenyx'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? Yes
4.0
Otherwise, for the most part, The Boy on the Bridge feels very much like a slightly different version of the first book. It doesn’t have enough merit stand apart. But that ending was solid.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
Minor: War
One of the POV characters is Asian. Another is Autistic. A Black character enters at the very end as well.unboxedjack'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
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, and Pregnancy
wendinogo'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail