A review by mpginter
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

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

3.0

a couple of far too casual throwaway lines about fat people usually being chosen to kill and the implication that that is the correct answer really took me out of this. the author also doesn’t really delve into the fact that the “correct” option to save is almost exclusively white. i get that it’s sci-fi and meant to be existentially horrifying but a thin white author stating that fat people are so hated they are chosen to die 80% of the time they are included in this and also making all the “ethical” saving choices be white people just……….. idk. hard to tell if it’s purposeful to make you think or if the authors own biases influenced these choices.
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