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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
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
mayarobinson831'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
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Body horror
Moderate: Homophobia, Ableism, Confinement, Racism, Addiction, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, and Religious bigotry
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
sauriaiel's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Body horror
calamitydane'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Child abuse, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Child death, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse
irenetrexqueen's review
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny
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