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exlibrisphoebe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Confinement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, and Cursing
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts
dezaraemd'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: War, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Misogyny, Stalking, and Sexual content
itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Gun violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment and Vomit
Minor: Suicide, War, Torture, Cannibalism, Drug use, Violence, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Animal death
paigie_pie's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Grief, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Drug use
rebeccaelizabeth94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Death, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, and Gore
cassie_04's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Rape, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Drug use, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Torture
blymanor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Gore, Confinement, Gun violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Medical content, Infidelity, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Rape
rumblebree'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, and Violence
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is Lord of the Flies on steroids, brutal, gory, and a tough listen at times. The author has done a fantastic job with the writing and the way the interview style can reveal information slowly while also showing you events from different perspectives. I can't talk about much without spoilers but I really recommend it if you think you can stomach it.
Some spoiler discussion under the cut.
One aspect I loved was the whole unreliable narrator thing which becomes more and more clear as you get further through the book, and towards the end you truly realise that there is no way of knowing what actually happened. On the one hand, people may (intentionally or otherwise) exaggerate what they saw and especially heard, but on the other, these are traumatised people who committed crimes and may not want to be fully honest about what they did.
I would have liked another interview from a Pirate, as I feel the stupid kid didn't quite provide enough information about what was going on, and couldn't possibly be a complete representation of every member. However, I still think the author did a great job especially with the interview with the Pirate leader (I've forgotten his name lol) in portraying how groupthink and cultish behaviour can happen very quickly under dramatic circumstances.
My main criticisms are minor but: (1) I feel like extreme violence occured a bit too soon, (2) the (male) author tried to dance around the subject of rape (which would have been widespread had these events actually occured) with some throwaway lines about why it wasn't happening (though, again, unreliable narrators), and (3) there was a bit of a 'phones bad' thing going on which wasn't explored beyond that. Yes, 'phones bad', but there is more to it than that and you need to explore it for me to enjoy it as a narrative trope.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Medical content
sharkysheets's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence