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A review by floressius
The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois
dark
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
a nasty, brutal, gory, uncomfortable book.
twelve children are killed or die in increasingly awful, graphic ways. more battle royale for six year olds than lord of the flies.
from a writing perspective: no story, run-on sentences, confusing turns of phrase, poor character choices. leans heavily into the idea of fables and being one, only to have no moral itself. it's just gratuitous violence and children's misfortune described in graphic detail.
hated this. don't know why i even read it. can't quite comprehend the sheer amount of 5 star reviews either. this is your favourite book? this one???? get help
twelve children are killed or die in increasingly awful, graphic ways. more battle royale for six year olds than lord of the flies.
from a writing perspective: no story, run-on sentences, confusing turns of phrase, poor character choices. leans heavily into the idea of fables and being one, only to have no moral itself. it's just gratuitous violence and children's misfortune described in graphic detail.
hated this. don't know why i even read it. can't quite comprehend the sheer amount of 5 star reviews either. this is your favourite book? this one???? get help
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder