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lavinia_speaks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
yaslanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Dementia, and Murder
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
ababytapir's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
This is a very violent book and there's some pretty graphic descriptions of mass violent acts like being right inside a nuclear war and terrorist attack. The book opens on a suicide and the story is often driven by the main character's deaths and suicides.leegray's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
schnaucl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
kathywoo10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Dementia, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
dunecello's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I did my dissertation in neuroscience on the cellular basis of learning, and was impressed by Crouch's convincing job of describing experiments that would be on the cutting edge of this field. As for the rest of the science in this novel, suspending disbelief is required, but is certainly worth it. Keeping track of what was going on was a good brain exercise and it paid off in spades as the story became more and more complex and the stakes became incredibly high. When things got crazy, I found myself flying through the pages in excitement.
This novel reads like an action movie, and I'd love to see it on the big screen. Anyone who enjoyed PKD's We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Total Recall) and/or Ted Chiang's Story of Your Life (Arrival) should surely check this one out.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
kristinj1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Dementia
chloebaboey's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Drug use
isacarvalho91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic