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Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

56 reviews

loristoudenmier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Addiction, Confinement, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Self harm

sharene91's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.75

Loved this journey.  I gave 4.75 stars because

I wish there was of Vern figuring out her physical capabilities, and growing as a mother but I’m happy she achieved self-acceptance in other areas. I wanted more for Howling and Feral. They suffered neglect, jealousy, abandonment, cracked ribs and god knows how much psychological trauma at the hands of their mam. I know the book stressed what strong, smart and capable kids they are but they’re still kids. I suppose Vern was just a kid herself and almost every adult in her life failed her in some way. It’s kinda funny that the only good parental figures were childless or child/free

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Violence, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Stalking

dustghosts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

Sorrowland had a little bit of everything that I wanted from the other horror books I read this past October. Visceral and mysterious body horror intertwined with a really compelling and (unfortunately) timeless, unflinching look at the mycelium of systemic racism (colonialism, human experimentation, systemic poverty and the lengths it might drive someone to, religious bigotry, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia and interphobia— etcetera). I think this should be a must-read for people who lean too heavily on “blaming the system” while turning away from personal responsibility for the way that participation in those systems hurts people specifically. Vern is a complicated protagonist with mostly uncomplicated motives— and she compelled me more than anything else about this book. The supernatural “twist” to the story doesn’t soften the issues at hand, but underlines it. At times, it this read a bit too blunt/heavy-handed for me— but by and large this felt like a purposeful narrative choice, so it’s splitting hairs. The horror and the sorrow and the misery of it all is balanced, all the way through, by a thread of tender togetherness that I think will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Murder, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Racism, Addiction, Cancer, Cannibalism, Car accident, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Suicide

penofpossibilities's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• 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

GOD i did NOT heed the trigger warnings and I honestly don't even have an excuse like I knew this was a horror novel and still picked it up. don't make my mistake and please be safe. Anyway this BOOK!!!! /pos
absolute fucking masterpiece

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Self harm, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Vomit, Trafficking, Rape, Excrement, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Cancer

graphic: cult

yuyine's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.75

Rivers Solomon nous offre à nouveau un roman surprenant, intense et marquant qui questionne de nombreuses thématiques avec force dans une intrigue mêlant SF, thriller, drame et weird fiction. Maternité, transformation psychologique et physique, amour queer, émancipation, rapport à la terre et au passé, oppressions et éducation sont autant de veines qui parcourent un récit puissant et organique qui ne peut pas laisser indifférent.  

Critique complète sur yuyine.be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Racism, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Animal death, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use, Child abuse, and Rape

matcha_cat's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Child death, Addiction, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, Alcoholism, and Gore

moonytoast's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Suicide, Child death, Gun violence, Self harm, Animal death, and Cursing

happyhaley's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Genocide, Hate crime, and Police brutality

Minor: Drug abuse

melliedm's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Medical content, Self harm, Body horror, Cursing, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Slavery, Child abuse, Colonisation, Police brutality, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Hate crime

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

I've read The Deep and An Unkindness of Ghosts and this is my new favourite from Rivers Solomon. Fae just keep getting better and better. Sorrowland hits hard. I love Vern and her kids, her relationship with Gogo, it all just feels right. Precisely done.
This book has some of the most meaningful and nuanced queer representation I've ever read. Never once do these characters feel forced or unnatural, they are such complex people who jump off the page and start running for the woods.
Can't wait for their next book, I'm quickly becoming a major fan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Rape, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body horror, Terminal illness, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

Cult indoctrination