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Earthdivers: Kill Columbus #1 by Stephen Graham Jones

2 reviews

dave_ex_machina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Great time travel story about indigenous kids trying to rewrite history, and potentially making it worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Body horror

Much of it takes place in an era where the above triggers were everyday occurrences

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I struggled with this—but I’m hopeful (pretty confident) that volume 2 will be more enlightening. The way this volume picked up was mid-action, showing us over the course of six chapters how the central four got where they were at the start. That and time travel? I’m lost. Time travel always loses me though—it’s too big brain. I am just a simple small brain.

I have a lot of questions so obviously I’ll continue when more Earthdivers’ become available. I love Stephen Graham Jones. And Im curious as to where this will go. What’s next? Who is the hoodie kid? Where did Emily end up? Who are the characters to one another? 

Probably a really cool read for anyone who likes and/or understands time travel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Genocide, Blood, Gun violence, and Colonisation