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lexkazokas'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? No
3.25
Graphic: War and Death
gawdz0rz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
i appreciated the (brief) mention of environmental impact of the war. i also learned some historical things while reading this.
there were quite a few stereotypes of the characters that were not great, unfortunately. i also felt my brain and eyes glaze over every time there were details pertaining to military equipment or anything like that.
i don’t remember the movie very well but from what i do remember, the book is not like the movie, which certainly isn’t a bad thing!
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Child death, Cannibalism, Suicide, and Animal death
Minor: Classism, Homophobia, and Racism
whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Death, Blood, Genocide, Child death, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic
karina5162's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Also if you're going to read it, go for the audiobook, it is maybe one of the best-produced audiobooks I've ever listened to. Enough so that I read a zombie book. And I hate zombies.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Suicide
eliaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, War, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Abandonment, Body horror, and Grief
Minor: Antisemitism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence
ursa_arlo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Dislikes. Many characters are introduced throughout the interviews and at the end, when they are revisited, this makes it harder to keep track whose story is being continued. Other than that, no notes.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, War, Body horror, Xenophobia, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Gore, and Death
mjones14'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
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Gore, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use
sydneyo_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This may end up becoming one of my new favourite novels.
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism
oakdogs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death and War
Minor: Cannibalism
retswerb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I found a lot to like in the book, but the lack of characters to follow really made the read drag for me. Just when you get attached to a character the narrative switches to someone else and doesn't return.
Various characters express casual racism / bias in their narratives. While it is written to fit with the characters, I found the overall result a bit distasteful as words written by a white man, put in the mouths of characters from a variety of places and cultures.
Graphic: Gore, Death, and War