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archaicrobin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Racism
sallysimply's review against another edition
4.5
Okay, well, first of all! This book is much darker than I was expecting.
It also legit feels horrifying at points, especially in the last 10-20%. When somebody used the term “corporatized end times” and I legit felt panic in my body for a while there. It is just such a thing that feels too possible right now. (Like, as a concept / at its core, obviously not something exactly like how this played out.) I think up to that point, I was probably hovering around 3.5? But from then on, I was so sucked into the tension of it all. That type of visceral response is not common for me, and it bumped up the rating for sure.
It also legit feels horrifying at points, especially in the last 10-20%. When somebody used the term “corporatized end times” and I legit felt panic in my body for a while there. It is just such a thing that feels too possible right now. (Like, as a concept / at its core, obviously not something exactly like how this played out.) I think up to that point, I was probably hovering around 3.5? But from then on, I was so sucked into the tension of it all. That type of visceral response is not common for me, and it bumped up the rating for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Minor: Gun violence
librarychristi's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This book was horrifying in so many ways. I cannot stop thinking about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism
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