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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson
3 reviews
sorbeth's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
The first part of the book is interesting, though ridiculously dense with purple prose.
The last quarter to third is not good. It becomes much more a deus ex machina and rather incoherent. Miranda drops out of the story, the focus changes from Nell to princess Nell, Carl, and Hackworth.
There is casual involvement of rape and a whole lot ofnot particularly consensual orgy with the drummers , some ethnic topics that smell racist and wild generalities. And Carl doesn’t seem to acknowledge that he introduced Miranda to people that apparently lure her into something violently fatally hideous, mass orgy that is apparently going on for years, and at some point (and is near the end) that results in the woman burning to death and being dissolved in a bucket and drunk. And the character who witnessed the first instance of this in the story is neither horrified nor acknowledged his own involvement.
First part of the story was good, goes to garbage at the introduction of the drummers. And something really ugly nationalistic and bigoted in the socio-political tone .
The last quarter to third is not good. It becomes much more a deus ex machina and rather incoherent. Miranda drops out of the story, the focus changes from Nell to princess Nell, Carl, and Hackworth.
There is casual involvement of rape and a whole lot of
First part of the story was good, goes to garbage at the introduction of the drummers. And something really ugly nationalistic and bigoted in the socio-political tone .
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Cannibalism
drkshadow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death and Emotional abuse
carolined314's review
3.0
This did not hold up
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
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