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luxe06's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia
baximus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
If it was written by a man I would have found it voyeuristic and grim, but I found myself forgiving the content more when I reminded myself that from a female perspective, Atwood was commenting on the toxic male psyche that is a side effect of the oversaturation of violent and sexually explicit content on the web; and the potential for radicalisation borne from apathy about the modern world. I mean a male author could have done that too but I’d have found it ickier.
Don’t take the trigger warnings lightly, some parts deal with very difficult subjects in a very matter of fact way.
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
egganimates'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and War
ricerice's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Child abuse
jips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Pandemic/Epidemic
oryxnbreak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Trafficking
divazumaya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
absolute_mess's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol
fryln's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i read this book very slowly. i really enjoyed the pre-apocalypse world building but often found the post-apocalypse timeline pretty boring. i frequently felt upset and almost nauseated by the world and characters, especially jimmy's/snowman’s fixation on oryx, and i wonder what my envisci friends who “loved it” took away from it. hopefully not crake’s ecofasc worldview.
when i finished this book today i immediately turned to the internet for other people’s thoughts and explanations but was left only
partially satisfied. it’s hard to feel like i fully understand a book when you’re in the perspective of a character who is missing so much information.
i ended this book being so so frustrated with jimmy.
i think i would benefit from rereading this with the goal of understanding the oryx/jimmy’s mom of it all.
most enjoyed the passage early on detailing the internet and video games of this future world. how miserable.
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
really long passage detailing the logistics of systematic child sexual exploitationemilianeyer'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt