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abijoupansy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Beautifully written. Extremely racist. Some of the science is fun to research and fact-check. Amusing protagonists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Animal death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Cannibalism
carolinebl's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Don’t be deceived by the dinosaur on the cover; this book is not about dinosaurs. You will find annoying, racist, imperialistic men (and ape-men), but hardly any dinosaurs. Along with the unlikeable white men, the most ‘positive’ characterisation of a person of colour was that of Zambo, who was portrayed like a loyal dog. I enjoyed the stylistic choice of letters to an editor, but this book just got slower… and slower… and slower, until around 3/4 way through. The politics may be ‘of its time’, but this novel was boring - which is unexpected for one supposedly about dinosaurs. I’d rather have read a novel about Gladys seeking glory of her own. Also, the title is way better than the characters own naming abilities - Maple-White Land??
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Murder, and Death
Minor: Colonisation and Sexism
arxchiell's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Blood, Classism, and Racism
Minor: Sexism, Slavery, Misogyny, and Racial slurs
mordshunger's review
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
When I was a child I borrowed the audiobook from the local library. It captured my imagination (I had a strong Jules Verne phase) and I'm happy to say it still feels a lot like that - the book is self insert adventure fiction (for Victorian men). It's childish, exuberant, simple, rascist and sexist wherever it can (I see you, head-shape connoisseurs!).
It ain't a Holmes, but it is a Doyle.
It ain't a Holmes, but it is a Doyle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Antisemitism and Sexism
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