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sadhbhprice's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Gore, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Police brutality
Minor: Slavery, Medical trauma, Child death, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
mirrorofneptune's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I only had a couple “valid” (in my words) problems with the book, chief among them being the ending– it felt rather deus ex machina to me and while I can understand it thematically, I think if the author had decided to
My completely-subjective (invalid) reason for rating this book so low is that I did not like the writing style at all. As in, I knew by the end of the first paragraph that I would not vibe with the book solely due to the writing style. I still powered through because the premise was interesting and I’m glad I did, but my opinion on the writing style has not changed. I think it aims to be poetic but to me it felt overwritten. Again this is a purely subjective opinion and doesn’t speak to the author’s ability at all, but it also did in essence ruin the experience of reading the book for me :(
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Murder, Child abuse, and Child death
jmcampbell57's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Gore, Racism, and Religious bigotry
plantybooklover's review
- 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
5.0
Overview: Vern escapes a cult known as Cain -Land as a pregnant teen. She births twins in the woods and chooses an extrordinarily difficult path to raise them while avoiding those from the compound who pursue her. Vern develops supernatural powers and features and must work to understand and control them.
This book- though under 400 pages packs a punch to the gut. I was struck by the massive amount of references to both great black literature, and intense black American traumatic events. While I caught a lot of them, I'm sure I missed more.
I would have enjoyed reading this slower, with a group, but... I finished it up for the Trans Right Readathon.
Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Blood, Sexual violence, and Gore
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Infertility
cleot's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Gore, Murder, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Body horror, Medical trauma, Stalking, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Racism, Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Torture, Animal death, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Suicide
readsforlove'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
5.0
It's still too fresh but review is coming. For now I'll just say that this book digs into you and changes you. It's like nothing I've ever read.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Homophobia, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Death, Stalking, Self harm, Murder, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Child abuse
liannaengland's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Racism, and Animal cruelty
whimsylee'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Violence, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Gore, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Self harm, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Slavery, Stalking, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Terminal illness
autumnalis's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Animal death, Colonisation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Child death, and Violence
errie's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Violence, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Mass/school shootings