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snipinfool's review against another edition
DNF at 60%. Listening to the audiobook and it was putting me sleep. I wanted to like it but it was repetitive and
Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Death of parent
jayeless's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Racism, Trafficking, and Racial slurs
There is a sexual relationship between an adult man and a 53-year-old vampire who LOOKS like a prepubescent girl.vee_nusflytrap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, and Grief
Moderate: Incest
redcapediver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Blood, Child abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
jessthanthree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, and Gun violence
Minor: Animal death
abmochapman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I mean, I can’t lie and say that I hated Fledgling; its overarching conflict was extremely compelling and slow world-building super interesting. I was literally — and a little ironically — hooked.
This could easily be one of my favorites, but the uncomfortable grey area in the relationships central to the book is a hard sell. Sure, it makes some sense within the confines of the book and its world, but I just don’t understand why she decided to write it so that
A lot of other readers have mixed feelings about the book and I honestly don’t know how to feel, but I wouldn’t say that it’s simply not worth reading at all (unless the topic matter is triggering to you — then please skip this one). However, if you choose to read with a grain of salt, maybe you’ll understand Butler’s intentions better than I could.
Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
ekmook's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Hate crime
jenny_d's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
ceallaighsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“If you’re right about what you’ve remembered so far, you’re not human,” he said.
“What if I’m not?” I asked. “What would that mean?”
“Ask me questions when you want to know things. Tell me whatever you believe I should know. Complain whenever you want to complain. But don’t talk to other people when you mean your words for me, and speak the truth.”
“It was painful to listen to them. I wanted to scream at them. How could they blind all their senses so selectively? And how could they see me as so impaired? Maybe they needed to see me that way. Maybe it helped them deal with their conscience.”
“What do vampires want?” “They want to go out into the sunlight.” — from the Introduction, by Nisi Shawl
- The Gilda Stories, by Jewelle Gomez
- Anne Rice 😬
- A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
- Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
- What We Do In the Shadows (2014 film, 2019 tv series)
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Pedophilia, and Blood
Moderate: Murder and Racism
marareading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Shori is a 52 yr old vampire that appears to humans as a 10-12 year old girl. The way thay sexuality is discussed with her gabe me a BIG ICK. It honestly made it very hard for me to get through the book at all. Despite that we do learn that she is in fact 53 in vampire years, the author hammers home REPEATEDLY that she presents as a small child. Yet adults of both genders continually sexualize openly. It was something I couldn't get past throughout the book. Without this portion of the story I would have loved it, but I can't get past it.
Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs