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Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Alcohol
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Sexism
Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Sexism, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Child death
Minor: War
Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this book! There are definitely parts that read now as a bit dated in terms of views and actions, but nonetheless a very good read with characters that I didn’t expect to like very much but did after all.
Graphic: Ableism, Death
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic
Um, well. The author did know that, like, blind people... exist, right? I understand that adjusting to sudden total loss of sight en masse would present unique difficulties but there is no acknowledgement that anyone might have gone from before the event to after with no real change to their abilities, or that blind communities exist, etc. Wyndham seems to treat the blind (and women as well!) as incompetent without a guiding hand. Our main character Billy
I didn't find the political messaging in the novel very engaging. I think upheavals and apocalyptic settings can be an excellent way to shine a light on conventions and laws that aren't truly functioning for the benefit of society, or to create microcosms highlighting issues, but I found Billy's moral dilemmas to be pretty surface level. He never seemed to really question deeply, just make excuses for what he wanted to do anyway. Not unrealistic, again, but frustrating. And wow, it sure was a choice to
This was interesting in that it was an apocalypse via three vectors
Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child death, Rape, Slavery
Moderate: Ableism, Suicide
Had to wonder how the book would’ve addressed women unable to bear children and how close we’d get to being forced into being Marthas and aunts, à la The Handmaid’s Tale.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Suicide, Violence