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cynicalplankton'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Slavery, Suicide, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
elltea11'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
4.5
Graphic: Torture, Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Xenophobia, Incest, Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape
Minor: War, Alcohol, Stalking, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Sexism, Mental illness, Confinement, and Medical content
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Slavery, Incest, Sexual assault, Rape, Religious bigotry, Ableism, and Violence
commander_zander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Misogyny, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Car accident, Transphobia, and Slavery
Graphic murder. Multiple sinister sadistic characters.etosaurus's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide, Slavery, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Genocide
Minor: Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Incest, and Child abuse
Gender identity is a large theme which can be distressing for some. While most of the world operates without overt gender, our narrator for convoluted reasons genders people--not based on their sex, but based on outdated ideas of what gendered characteristics are. This gendering is often not done with the consent of the people involved, but when he knows someone's preference and is at liberty to reveal that information he will do so.But the rest of the time can ping as "misgendering" if you're sensitive to that kind of thing (it distressed me a lot the first time through the book). The book does have characters who would count as "trans" in the modern day, and they are not discriminated against for it.