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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Torture
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, War
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism
COMING BACK TO ADD MORE!!! I've also been looking at some other people's reviews of the book and found myself agreeing with some of their points. I saw a lot of people talking about how the writing did feel a little immature and would simply tell instead of show in a lot of situations. I do agree with that. I found that the writing didn't take away from the reading experience for me, but i do definitely feel like a more refined writing style would have absolutely benefited the story.
The critique I saw that i did really enjoy was someone talking about how this is a feminist story. This is a story of how women get systematically oppressed through entirely artificial reasons and the men who create them often go entirely unpunished and even benefit from these actions. Despite this, all of the supporting characters are men. By that I mean all of the characters on Zeitan's side are men. ALl of hte other women in this book are mean, or spiteful, or traitors, and are just not supportive at all. Every other female character plays a somewhat antagonistic role in the story, and all of Zeitan's true allies are men; which feels a little antithetic the main themes of feminism and female empowerment of the book. We see so many women who were so thoroughly beaten down by the system and we never see any of them break free from it or try to. It's only Zeitan who "escapes" and I feel like if we got to see her influence inspire other women to try and change things or at the very least question their role in the world and their position in society that they fully accepted. It gave Zeitan this very strong "not like other girls" presence that I feel like didn't work out quite like the author was hoping.
Overall though I did have a good time reading this, the twist at the end was very interesting, and I will be reading the next book when it comes out!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, War, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content
Minor: Homophobia, Blood
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, War
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Ableism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma