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marzipan951's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
wraithlike's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Has its ups and downs. The sermons at the start of every chapter are a drag. I hate the brand names. But the gardeners are interesting and the apocalyptic bits are great.
outcolder's review against another edition
3.0
More of the despair/hope swirl . I like the religion. Do not confuse Sojourner Truth with Harriet Tubman, things like that remind me of those patronizing bits in the first book. I kinda wish I’d read this one first because I don’t remember Ren or Amanda from the first book and what the hell ... why is this book-world so small?
kivt's review against another edition
1.0
picked this up because i’d heard it was the better, less stupid version of oryx and crake. it was in some ways, for example, not having oryx or crake or jimmy as protagonists. there’s also less use of sexual violence and child pornography as desperately edgy set dressing. but some of the really cringey shit was still out in full force-especially the horrible marketing names for everything. i liked the protagonists better. i would have been ALL ABOUT more meticulous descriptions of gods gardeners doing urban homesteading. wish there was more of that and less cheap rape peril.
trankz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
dolken's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
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
5.0
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
So I thought that this was my second time reading this book, but I realized that I had not finished it the first time in ~2014 because towards the end there was content that I found especially disturbing around sexual assault a female character gets kidnapped by two men and it's implied that she has undergone severe sexual assaults even though details are not described and one of my friends had recently been sexually assaulted so I found this part of the book too difficult to read at the time. I wrote this first just to warn that there are strong themes of sexual violence / violence against women in this book that were not present in the first and you may have to skip this one or skip specific chapters if you can't read about stuff like that right now.
That being said, I thought this book was absolutely amazing. Such a unique way to write a sequel and connect it with the first book while expanding on the world so much. I really enjoyed that the book jumped between characters POVs and jumped between time. Loved seeing how characters from this book were related to characters from the first book.
I really liked the Canadian references.
All three narrators were very good and this was the first time I'd experienced an audiobook where they made the songs actual songs which I thought was really cool.the only thing for the songs was I think it would have been better if the songs after year 25 the waterless flood wouldve had no music, just been the guy singing
That being said, I thought this book was absolutely amazing. Such a unique way to write a sequel and connect it with the first book while expanding on the world so much. I really enjoyed that the book jumped between characters POVs and jumped between time. Loved seeing how characters from this book were related to characters from the first book.
I really liked the Canadian references.
All three narrators were very good and this was the first time I'd experienced an audiobook where they made the songs actual songs which I thought was really cool.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual assault, and Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Physical abuse
Minor: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Torture
samiswanhorst's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
veeste's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75