lpogo16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The story could have been edited down. There’s a lot that happens for the shock value or to make comments about other characters.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Cannibalism, Confinement, Violence, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping
Spores, Mushrooms, Fungusblackberryjambaby'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
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Torture, Stalking, Vomit, Abortion, Terminal illness, and Suicide
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and War
skywhales'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? Yes
3.5
but. i am always a sucker for Getting Creative With It.
see now this isn't the only zombie story to take the route it does (and i mean come on, cordyceps is like Made for this kinda shit. right up there with chronic wasting disease on the "wouldn't it suck like so bad if humans could get this?" chart) but this was a few years back now so i'm willing to assume it was quite novel at the time and for me, a zombie noob, it's still quite novel now. though i know the last of us did something similar because i heard about the last of us everywhere. and i still liked it! especially That Bit at the end. even if i kind of predicted the twist regarding melanie and the other kids being a new kind of zombie.
characters were...well i liked the women the most but isn't that usually a given. melanie was good. i enjoy precocious kids especially if they're somehow Important but can't fully grasp the how or why of it until they start using it to their benefit. helen was fun, even if her whole "i'm trying to stay detached" chapter at the beginning felt kind of pointless, especially considering it never became relevant again. why couldn't she just genuinely be the Fun Teacher who cares about the kids a little too much? it felt so pointless and weird. but whatever. dr. caldwell is always a character archetpye i enjoy at the very least because they're just fun to read about. yay fucked up scientists yay!
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her reaction to her blood poisoning and her death was very fitting for her and i liked that she stayed true to her character till the end.Spoiler
any of the "romantic" bits between him and helen made me roll my eyes SO hard.i liked the beginning and ending of the book the most. still don't really think apocalypse fiction is for me, for a multitude of reasons, but i probably enjoyed this more than i'd enjoy most of it. not much else to say--i've read better, but i've read much, much worse.
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death, Gore, and Medical content
confused_art_person'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
2.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Gore, Child abuse, Child death, and Medical content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Body horror
Minor: Animal death
prufrockpreptooth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
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Et presque, Caldwell a fini par être le personnage qui j'ai préféré (et aussi, détesté, faut pas se leurrer) le plus !Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Gun violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: War, Grief, and Genocide
unboxedjack'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
4.25
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Medical content, Murder, Cannibalism, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
vayalanay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
catsy2022's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Gore, Body horror, Animal death, Confinement, Child death, Blood, and Death
Minor: Vomit
pancaaakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Child death
Minor: Vomit