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emzhay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse and Torture
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
liznt's review
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Bullying and Physical abuse
Moderate: Rape
stevenjkern's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Physical abuse and Abandonment
neens_m's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Physical abuse
bbbarttt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death
stories's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual violence
mandkips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use, Animal death, and Sexual content
discarded_dust_jacket's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This story so eloquently illustrates a number of humanity’s enduring qualities: that no matter the state things, we will always adapt—we will continue to fall in love, tell stories, fight with our families, seek comfort, and at our worst, take what we have for granted, hoard resources, and acquiesce to being ruled in exchange for ease and protection.
This book made me laugh, this book made me cry, and this book made me think. I loved it immensely.
Moderate: Torture and Physical abuse
poisonenvy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This is an incredibly short novel, clocking in at about 150 pages, which follows the story of Tetley, from when she was a girl to when she grows to be a woman.
Long after the iceburgs have melted and the level of the sea has risen to the point where no more land exists, people continue living on. Tetley lives on Garbagetown, a floating city of garbage (and, in fact, this floating Texas-sized mound of garbage floating around the ocean actually does exist). Tetley is also the most hated woman of Garbagetown, having done something in the past where everyone in Garbagetown is permitted to instruct her however they want, with her thanks.
More than something with a solid plot, this is a look at Tetley's life, and a view into a version of the world that isn't too hard to imagine coming to fruition at some point in the near future.
It took me a moment to get into this book, but once I did I tore through it. Tetley looks at the world with a Candide-like optimism, and yet I would argue she sees the world more clearly than most of the others who live on Garbagetown. Valente has an excellent way of writing where she'll feed you some information that only leads to more questions, and the will feed you the answers piecemeal, so an image of the whole begins to form, like a paint-by-numbers.
There were several parts that I'd consider POV slips, comparisons and analogies that I don't actually believe Tetley would have made, but this book is emotional and thought-provoking, and I loved it a lot.
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
aryn_back's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse