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yuyine's review against another edition
4.75
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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
melliedm'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
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
breeezzy'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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, and Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism and Slavery
skudiklier'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
Also, vague spoilers for the ending, but
Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, Sexism, Torture, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Violence, Homophobia, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Racism
Moderate: Colonisation, Slavery, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide and Racial slurs
laguerrelewis's review
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
kylieqrada'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Homophobia
dominikag's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child death, Self harm, and Sexual assault
natalieba'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
liteartha'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
4.25
we follow vern — young, pregnant, and fleeing the abusive cult in which she was raised — as she escapes into the woods to make a new life away from the clutches of cainland and her husband, the cult’s leader. she’s pursued, haunted, and leads a life of constant survival with her twin babies, whom she names howling and feral. as time passes, vern finds the bizarre lingering effects of her time in cainland aren’t fading, and even stranger still, she herself seems to be changing in some terrifying and inexplicable way.
set in contemporary america, sorrowland paints an unflinching portrait of exactly what brutality the nation is built on and how that legacy of violence carries on today, particularly in its treatment of Black and Indigenous peoples.
solomon’s writing is gorgeous and the tale at its centre is deeply unsettling. it's a gothic, fantastical, ride packed with social commentary and critique. there's also a wealth of varied representation and exploration of identity in terms of race, sexuality, gender, and disability, all within a very small cast of characters.
the pacing did lull somewhat in parts, there were some side characters that didn't feel fully realised and some smaller ones that seemed as good as forgotten on page (possibly an arc issue), and the last few chapters felt rather rushed, leaving me with a number of questions in the end, but on the whole this book was brilliant and i'd happily purchase a finished copy to reread, ponder over, and quote the living hell out of.
thank you to netgalley and mcd for providing this advance copy in exchange for an honest review
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Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Racial slurs