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solly's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Not entirely sure how I feel about this one. I really liked some of the worlbuilding, characters and story, but at the same time the ending felt rushed to me, as did some of the relationships. There were a lot of characters and relatively short page count and I kind of wanted more development from a lot of the relationships in this book. But I had a good time overall, very interesting take on gender, great characters, interesting themes and story. I just wanted it to be a bit more developed in places.
Not entirely sure how I feel about this one. I really liked some of the worlbuilding, characters and story, but at the same time the ending felt rushed to me, as did some of the relationships. There were a lot of characters and relatively short page count and I kind of wanted more development from a lot of the relationships in this book. But I had a good time overall, very interesting take on gender, great characters, interesting themes and story. I just wanted it to be a bit more developed in places.
stardustrohrig's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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
This was a really interesting and complex book with great characters. I really liked how everything developed and the way the characters ended up working together. I enjoyed the complicated ending and the fact that it ends with hope for a better future. The world building was interesting though I did feel like things could have been explained in a bit more detail. However that may have been intentional since a lot of information had been lost and what was left was very personal, including cultural stories that aren’t for outsiders. That said I really enjoyed the oral story telling aspect of the book and the various stories that were told throughout. I also liked the gender and disability representation in the book as well and the way both aspects just existed as part of the story.
The book does get fairly graphic in places both with regard to the violence the characters experience and the bleakness of the dystopian future. There are also a couple sex scenes near the end of the book that are somewhat graphic as well.
forget_full's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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? No
5.0
cats33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I really wanted to like this book. I didn’t get a good sense of the world, so never was able to be fully engrossed and onboard with the fantasy elements.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing, Genocide, and Colonisation
mercurial_rosie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
5.0
poppybecs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is SUCH a complex and beautiful sci fi indigiqueer/2spirit story. I loved the representation of so many identities, of characters who sign, and of family that extends beyond blood.
mjbellecourt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
xan_van_rooyen's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fascinating read/listen.
While I cannot speak to the authenticity of the rep here, I did love learning more about the Anishinaabe view on gender. There are 8 different genders discussed in this book and characters use various pronouns including neo-pronouns.
While I did find the beginning a little confusing as there were a lot of characters to keep track of in a dystopian world that blended elements of sci-fi with indigenous mythology, the various story threads all came together well in the end.
I loved the characters, even prickly Riordan. I'm very grateful I listened to this so that I could hear all the Anishinaabe words, names, and phrases said correctly (presumably). The only thing that bugged me a little about this book was the head-hopping between characters which sometimes left me a little confused about what was happening.
CW: SA (described after the fact), torture, death, violence, violence against children. Some scenes get pretty gruesome and bloody so be warned.
I'm definitely keen to read more by this author.
While I cannot speak to the authenticity of the rep here, I did love learning more about the Anishinaabe view on gender. There are 8 different genders discussed in this book and characters use various pronouns including neo-pronouns.
While I did find the beginning a little confusing as there were a lot of characters to keep track of in a dystopian world that blended elements of sci-fi with indigenous mythology, the various story threads all came together well in the end.
I loved the characters, even prickly Riordan. I'm very grateful I listened to this so that I could hear all the Anishinaabe words, names, and phrases said correctly (presumably). The only thing that bugged me a little about this book was the head-hopping between characters which sometimes left me a little confused about what was happening.
CW: SA (described after the fact), torture, death, violence, violence against children. Some scenes get pretty gruesome and bloody so be warned.
I'm definitely keen to read more by this author.
bipoc_reading's review against another edition
I just couldn’t get into it, which is big sad. It’s probably just me
tomgirl571's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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? No
5.0