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Specials by Scott Westerfeld

6 reviews

sweetchocolatez's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

beltari's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I felt like nothing happened.

It was the second book all over, but Tally is now special instead of pretty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Violence, and War

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Kidnapping

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

alicia_g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book more then I thought I would. The start was pretty rocky but by the time I got into it was becoming much better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Self harm, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

goldsbuc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Blood

madmantha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I’m so glad I decided to re-read this series. I’m so thankful for the experience of getting to share it with my partner. 

It’s such an inspiring read for 2022. I’m shocked at how timeless the story feels but yet at the same time so relevant to nearly everything going on today. 
Climate change, capitalism, bodily autonomy, gaslighting/abuse, mental illness (especially due to unstable political environment), prejudice, and so much more. 

I’m still convinced Westerfeld knew that Tally and Shay’s relationship leans very heavily in a queer direction. I really REALLY hope they make the screen adaptation more inclusive of queer and other marginalized identities. And thoughtfully, not just for “woke points”. 

Besides some ableist language throughout the first three books and those couple slur slip ups in the second book, this is definitely still one of my favorite series of all time. 

So much fun to read, can’t wait to re-read Extras and then to move on to the new material. 🤗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Dysphoria

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail