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mandkips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Racism, Torture, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Homophobia
erinsbookshelves'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
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Ableism, Violence, and Antisemitism
booksthatburn'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? It's complicated
5.0
As a brief aside: it’s fascinating to me that one of the realistic and very believable parts of this book is the dancing plague. They’re real things that have really happened at different times in history (including Strausbourg, 1518), but they fit right into the magical feeling of this story.
The chapters are on the short side and rotate pretty consistently between the three main characters, only breaking the pattern a couple of times. I sometimes felt stymied because just as something really interesting was happening in one section it would end and switch to the next narrator, but towards the end the switches started really working for me and I liked the effect a lot better. It’s a structural choice that leads to some pretty cool transitions between sections as they are thematically linked (two perspectives share a time and the third does not).
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, and Blood
Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
CW for ableism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, antisemitism (backstory), racism, blood, parental death (backstory), death.forcedtoland'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
4.5
a book just as touching as it is enchanting! the writing is beautiful, and i loved reading through the different characters’ perspectives. i really felt for them, although i have to admit i was much more invested in lala & alifair’s storyline than the 21st century one.
i would have loved to see more of alifair, actually, but i think i’m just being biased because i love alifair too much. have i mentioned i love alifair? because i do. love alifair i mean.
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Transphobia and Religious bigotry
Minor: Homophobia
mirichasha'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
4.75
Moderate: Death, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Violence, and Antisemitism
harperhoney'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Deadnaming, and Hate crime
lettuce_read's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia
katesigrist's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Antisemitism