mar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Colonisation, Genocide, and Violence
Minor: Racial slurs, Sexism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia
julis's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The initial idea was to reread Ender’s Game to get a different view than HP and HP fanfic on how to write traumatized world-saving children in intense magic schools and because I had a vague memory of Peter and Valentine taking over the world.
The good: I did pick up more thoughts on how to write under 18s for adult readers without alienating anyone and how to weave geopolitics into narration. Also grudgingly impressed with OSC’s ability to guess how the net would transform politics and communication (and how governments would take control of it).
The bad: Sexism, racism, homophobia, and slurs used for funsies.
The good: I did pick up more thoughts on how to write under 18s for adult readers without alienating anyone and how to weave geopolitics into narration. Also grudgingly impressed with OSC’s ability to guess how the net would transform politics and communication (and how governments would take control of it).
The bad: Sexism, racism, homophobia, and slurs used for funsies.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
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