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vixenreader's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
As a Toronto resident, this book hit home.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Ableism, Medical trauma, Body horror, Classism, Abandonment, and Infidelity
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Racism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness
Be aware of fungi, viscous dissolving bodies, mould, dysfunctional family relationships, some nudity, poverty, starvation, rich people being horrible, and disassociation.tacochelle's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
A neat existential body-horror/dystopia about a distant future Toronto, where rich assholes continue to build towers that physical can't hold up much longer. A sentient mold is spreading under the city and through the plumbing, as we follow a large cast of characters piecing together how it came to be this way. The narrative bouncing around like this slows it down a lot, but no one perspective ruined the story. Watching the pieces come together was beautiful and tragic. I love me some fungal horror, gotta find some more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
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