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michaelion's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The biggest flaw is that it's too short. I haven't delved into sci-fi that much but I seem to like it, and this book needed more room to be. Heavy lore drops that are mostly tell not show, but not in a way that's irritating, more in a way that this is a huge world that wanted to be explored more. I liked a lot of elements of it though and really related to the main character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, War, Murder, Self harm, Body shaming, Blood, Death, Violence, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Deadnaming, Genocide, Gore, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Police brutality, Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Car accident, Drug use, and Sexual content
elly29's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Interesting. It poses interesting questions about privacy and self-determination, particularly when large corporations or the government are involved and provide services. Definitely a story about the struggle of traditional-way-of-life against modern-way-of-life, with some interesting Orwellian twists. AO's choices at the end, while sticking up for the herdsmen and those who want to be themselves, also have consequences for the greater global population at large, which I'm not sure I agree with.
But overall, it was a neat story about a cybernetically-enhanced woman, trying to make her own choices.
But overall, it was a neat story about a cybernetically-enhanced woman, trying to make her own choices.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Ableism
Minor: Physical abuse
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