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pyromastyx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Racism, and Fatphobia
Moderate: War, Gun violence, and Death
Minor: Religious bigotry
pam_simpson06's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, War, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Cursing and Racial slurs
katiewhocanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, and Sexism
micareads123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The story is simultaneously hilarious and asks very important questions about good vs evil, humanity and politics, and it presents some compelling observations about religion.
Aziraphale and Crowley are easily now among my all-time favourite characters, especially as a duo. They play off each other so well. The nuance in their actions is everything.
Having been published in 1990, there are definitely parts of the book that did not age well, and for that reason my stance is that the TV show is better than the book, since it gives us more Aziraphale and Crowley and none of the jarring language.
TW: homophobia, racism, fatphobia
Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racial slurs
hotbitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Self harm, Racism, Body shaming, Ableism, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism
elysianbud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Eg. "You do know you could find yourself charged with being a dominant species while under the influence of impulse-driven consumerism, don't you?
Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Eating disorder
Minor: Sexism, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, War, and Racial slurs
wispy_reviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It all flows seamlessly, without forsaking either author’s writing style. It’s hilarious and deeply foreboding when it wants to be, at times simultaneously. And on top of it all, there’s some theological questions thrown in there for good flavor.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Racial slurs
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I was deeply fascinated by how many different ways they found to call Aziraphale gay. Personal favourites include him collecting Oscar Wilde first editions, getting called three different anti-gay slurs, and frequenting discreet Victorian gentleman's clubs.
The book contains some killer quotes and I quite liked the ending.
Unfortunately there's rather a lot of scenes you have to soldier through that are about character that didn't interest me despite their best efforts.
Also, as much as both Anathema and Madam Tracy are boring, they still deserve better boyfriends than the ones they end up with. Those dudes Suck.
The scenes that I hated the most were the ones apparently written mostly by just-Neil or just-Terry, which are the long passages of War and Famine that aged incredibly poorly, and children talking at each other for ages.
There's also a lot of racism in this book, which is either supposed to be satire or just reflecting the way that white British people in 1990 thought about the rest of the world. Doesn't change the fact that it's racist, though.
Graphic: War, Homophobia, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Cursing, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Ableism, Car accident, and Confinement
bi_n_large's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Genocide, Death, and War
Minor: Blood, Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Child death, and Homophobia
chrisologo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Eating disorder