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audreylee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I knew I was in trouble when the author took the time to go off on a rant about how the reader doesn't need to understand what is happening in the story but just needs to understand their ignorance and keep reading. There are razor-sharp swipes at the relationship between colonizer and the colonized. The enforced false "niceness". The natives versus the saviors. However, none of the characters felt real and the time slips were increasingly annoying as the book drew to a close. Read it but be prepared for the confusion it will inspire.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Torture and War
zombiezami's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
2.75
Not for me. I can tell the author was doing something very experimental here, but it was very hard for me to follow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Blood, War, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Car accident, Animal death, Death, Child death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Torture, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Vomit
Minor: Drug use and Sexual violence
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