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daydreamermoonwalker'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
The first half of the book was really confusing and kinda boring, but I kept reading because I love the characters and wanted to see what happened to them. I'm glad I did, because the second half of the book was excellent. It was fast paced and all the mysteries from the first half got answered. Another thing to note is that a good chunk of the book is written in 2nd person pov, which was an interesting experience. And it's very different in tone compared to Gideon the Ninth, which isn't a bad thing, just a bit jarring.
Updated review: 5/5 stars
This books is *so* much better the 2nd time reading it. All the confusing aspects from the first read make more sense, but it's complex enough that you're still trying to figure out all the details and foreshadowing. The 2nd person POV is weird to get used to at first but god is it genius. This is one of those books that's so complex, interesting, and just plain funny that I'll be rereading it for years to come. Oh and I absolutely love Muir's writing style. Again it's kinda weird at first, but once I got into it it was fantastic.
Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Violence, Stalking, Vomit, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Body horror, and Colonisation
Minor: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and War
valpuri'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: Violence
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
jmcordero's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Terminal illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Genocide
ashyouwish's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Vomit, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Cursing, Chronic illness, Confinement, Colonisation, Cannibalism, Cancer, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide
lkj2018's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit
rowanbg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Okay but on a more serious note: this book is stylistically experimental, and the fact that it pulls it off most of the time is something that I do have to give it credit for. It would probably pull it off better if every other description wasn't a metaphor and if Muir had put down the thesaurus for half a second, but here we are.
I will say that I'm an outlier in that the things that other people love are the things that I really don't. I think the memes will make the book age like milk-- dad jokes are eternal, but people in 10 years might not know about miette, or none pizza with left beef. I'm also not a fan of the Gideon/Harrow relationship. Spoilers for Gideon the Ninth-
Graphic: Gore, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Alcohol, Child death, and Chronic illness
emmaward55's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy, Genocide, Grief, and Gun violence
Also brief allusions to necrophilia and a more detailed description of a lobotomy.organizedmess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Alcohol, Gore, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism and Confinement
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual content, and Colonisation