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oonawoodbury's review against another edition
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Sexism
mattiedancer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
- Fans of sci-fi who aren’t balked by a little sexism/misogyny
- Body horror, death, gore, grief, war, genocide, suicidal thoughts, rape, sexual assault, misogyny, sexism, murder, blood, injury, injury detail,
Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Deportation, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and War
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping
nrhernan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, War, Body horror, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault
singalana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Genocide, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Abandonment, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, and War
mugs_it_is's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Misogyny, and Body horror
Moderate: Racism
obviousthings's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexism
oksi'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Sexism
mino88's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Sexism, Stalking, Gore, Racism, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, Police brutality, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Drug use, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
gwooby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Xenophobia, Violence, Gun violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexism and Racism
caryndi's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
I enjoyed this book overall, but it did have a bad case of Written by a Man syndrome. The only major women are love interests (sometimes in a strange & fucked up way)? Check. We point out some over sexism to show We Are Not Sexist But the Characters Are and then follow it up with framing that is still sexist? Check. A romance that's clearly based off a man's fantasy of how a woman should act/be? Check.
Despite these annoyances, I found myself wanting to keep reading this book because I wanted to figure out what was going on. The concept was interesting and having chapters jump back and forth between character POV when those characters are doing completely different things is a good way to keep me wanting to read! When I finished I was ready to jump into the next book.
Recommend? Yep, but come prepared for some eyerolls if you're tired of sexist tropes.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Sexism