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lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Vomit, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Incest
Incest warning is just in case, for the ambiguity of certain relationships.librarianmage'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: Racism, Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Slavery and War
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
fareehareads'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
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide attempt and Death
The 25th anniversary collection contains an updated note about the predictions of The Gilda Stories, and quotes from Audre Lorde texts which were influential in Jewelle's work. I highly recommend looking.popcornreading's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Blood
grace_ezri'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Racism
Moderate: Death and Sexism
Minor: Homophobia
sofipitch'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Slavery and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
poirot'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Slavery, Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and War
caseythereader'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? No
3.5
- It took me a bit to get into this story, as I often find older novels keep the characters at a bit of a remove for my tastes. But once I got a handle on it, I was invested in Gilda and her search for a place and people to belong with.
- It reminded me quite a bit of Octavia E. Butler's work, not just for the vampire parallels to FLEDGLING, but also for the considerations of complex relationships and families as characters navigate new situations and realities.
Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Alcohol, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Racial slurs, and Rape
bookbih69'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Rape and Blood
elizalavenza'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: Body horror, Rape, and Blood
Moderate: Slavery, Suicide, and Racism
Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault