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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-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
A great exploration of religious zealots in the apocalypse and transness. the description of the decay of Benji's body over the course of the book was so vissaral and I'm so glad all those fuckers got their comupence. This was such an interesting and amazing take on the apocalypse setting to read as a trans teenager myself!!
Side note, the quotes at the beginning of each chapter to provide added world building via in world texts was so chef's kiss
Side note, the quotes at the beginning of each chapter to provide added world building via in world texts was so chef's kiss
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Dysphoria
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A violent Queer scream that will have you rooting for slaughter! I'm obsessed.
This book is pretty intense, the body horror imagery, the semi-surrealist writing style at some points, and the content all made for an edge of your seat intense read. But as vicious as this book is it was so extremely cathartic to read as a queer with religious trauma.
The world is all too close to reality, and the hatred that is spewed by the antagonists at our main character Benji is gut wrenching, when his deadname is used towards the last act of the book I had to stop reading because I had such a visceral angry reaction to it.
This book holds no punches, and for those that can stomach it, it's a Hell of a fun ride!
This book is pretty intense, the body horror imagery, the semi-surrealist writing style at some points, and the content all made for an edge of your seat intense read. But as vicious as this book is it was so extremely cathartic to read as a queer with religious trauma.
The world is all too close to reality, and the hatred that is spewed by the antagonists at our main character Benji is gut wrenching, when his deadname is used towards the last act of the book I had to stop reading because I had such a visceral angry reaction to it.
This book holds no punches, and for those that can stomach it, it's a Hell of a fun ride!
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
dark
sad
tense
medium-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
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I LOVE the gore and body horror. It was done so spectacularly - described in such a way that is both disgusting and impossible to look away from. There’s a certain lyricism and beauty to the grossness. I also really liked the representation - how being queer or neurodivergent doesn’t absolve one of their internalized and conditioned biases, doesn’t automatically make them good (because so often these characters are shown to be perfect because a neurotypical cishet audience would balk at a marginalized character not being perfect). I especially liked seeing an autistic character and a trans character who don’t act or think like every other fictional autistic or trans characters; they are not molded into what an audience expects or already understands.
Unfortunately, religion is a big nope for me, and it is so vital to this story that it turned my stomach basically from the first page. I was enjoying the above stuff so much that I pushed through the religion in spite of myself but it kept me from fully enjoying it.
CWs: body horror, gore, disease, genocide, deadnaming, transphobia, and more
Unfortunately, religion is a big nope for me, and it is so vital to this story that it turned my stomach basically from the first page. I was enjoying the above stuff so much that I pushed through the religion in spite of myself but it kept me from fully enjoying it.
CWs: body horror, gore, disease, genocide, deadnaming, transphobia, and more