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magnan1mouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I found it to be well-written and while I HATED Nick at some points (for his actions, not how the character was made),
Graphic: Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Death, Violence, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Vomit, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, War, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Medical content
Minor: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, and Child death
jry'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Body horror, Murder, Homophobia, Child abuse, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Violence, Child death, Kidnapping, War, Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotry, Blood, Dysphoria, and Genocide
pewter's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Genocide, Deadnaming, Cursing, War, Medical trauma, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Torture, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Confinement, and Child death
bimess_'s review against another edition
- 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
(also I've been glued to this book for the past few days, couldn't read anything else.)
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gore, Blood, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Deadnaming
kayceeisbookish's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Genocide, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Suicidal thoughts
fromthefoxhole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
We watch as Benji, our trans masc main character, escapes a Doomsday cult committed to seeing the end of days through any means necessary. He's been fighting his entire life, though, so it's no surprise the fight is what pushes him forward.
He finds a home with ALC, a rag-tag group of queer kids who found themselves together when the world ended, and he sees himself in Nick, the autistic boy leading their battle party. He wrestles God, he wrestles the Flood, the sickness that rots away at him from the inside out, and he wrestles himself. What hope is there for absolution amongst the carnage?
I'm not kidding when I say this book is everything to me. I highlighted massive swaths of text, whole chapters even, captured by how relatable Benji is to my own history of fundamental religion being at odds with my queerness. Benji's victories became my own, his failures that much more painful.
White's prose is relentless, interwoven with twisted scripture and teachings, filled to the brim with references and callbacks. Everything within the story is connected, joined together at odd angles and dripping with sick. It's disgusting, it's visceral, it's stunning. A perfect match to those same things within Benji.
I'm never going to stop thinking about this book, and none of you can stop me!
Graphic: Deadnaming, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Transphobia, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Body horror, Vomit, and War
elazza3540's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Transphobia, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Kidnapping
bingo_banjo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mass/school shootings, and Gore
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
zionsadv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Transphobia, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Body horror
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
abookwormspov's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Grief, Gore, Deadnaming, Torture, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotry, War, Gun violence, and Murder