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valent1ne's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Pregnancy and Cannibalism
sunsetcity'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
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Torture, Gaslighting, and Sexism
yadira315'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
I honestly don’t know how to review this because it was an emotional roller coaster. I was mad, anxious, and sad throughout the whole book. One of the best writing of female characters! I loved that the book cover a wide multiple genres. This book was painfully real & very heavy about a very broken system. It was a very important and compelling read. Highly recommend it!
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
elyssajoh'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
3.75
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual content
egmamaril's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, and Child death
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Cannibalism
corvid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
redthistle'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
The book is split up into different povs, two of which are told through third person narrative and one which is told through second person narrative. I'd never read a book before that used second person and it was really cool. At first it felt strange, but it didn't take long for the second person chapters to feel very natural and for me to stop noticing that it even was. NK Jemisin is an amazing and talented writer and in this book weaves an interesting, complex, and captivating world together with rich characters.
One thing I will mention is that I felt that this book was rather heavy. Throughout reading and after I finished I felt very contemplative and at times sad or disturbed by events which occurred and ways in which the society functioned. This was intentional as the book it set in an apocalyptic world.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
emerynmader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Trafficking
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cannibalism