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rachelmcg2004'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
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Incest, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Classism
Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Gun violence
Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, and Child death
brianna_sinder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Incest, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Genocide, and Colonisation
bookish_sabrina's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I was disappointed to find the latter half of this novel is primarily a revenge story, and most of the plotlines converge on a shitty dude being shitty to everyone rather than the women who appear to be the protagonists of the story. Unfortunately, the imposing figure of this guy overshadows the characters that are meant to be the primary actors, muddying and diverting the plot to something I was significantly less interested in. I wish this novel had delved deeper into conversations of colonialism, as the human settlers took land originally occupied by an indigenous alien species. There are touches of that discussion, but I would have found that much more interesting territory to cover than a pretty bland revenge tale. But that's me reading this book 21 years after publication, and perhaps I would feel differently if I had read it in the political climate in which it was originally written.
An interesting read, but ultimately kind of disappointing.
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Rape