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desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.5
"We don't say nothing more. What else is there to say? Everything and nothing. You can't say everything, so you don't say nothing."
Das tat weh. Ich glaube nicht, dass ich dieses Buch so schnell vergessen kann. Es ist so unglaublich, brutal, aggressiv, verzweifelt, verwirrt und liebevoll. Es steckt voller Verluste und Entscheidungen und (falscher) Informationen von Menschen, die man sein Leben lang kennt. Es geht um Neuanfänge, die unerwartet schief gehen, sprechende Hunde, die verstummt werden (der Hauptcharakter ist kein John Wick aber die beiden würden sich sicher verstehen) und (das) Unbekannte, was als Feind angesehen wird. Es ist unfassbar schlimm und ich bin so schockiert. Warum zur Hölle lese ich so etwas gerade eben?
Ich weiß nicht, ob ich diese Geschichte weiterempfehlen würde, ich bezweifle es, warum sollte ich andere leiden sehen wollen, nicht in diesem Ausmaß!
Ich mag dieses Buch nicht, es ist ist so kreativ und überzeugend gestaltet aber für mich zu heftig. Ich respektiere es aber. Es ist ein starkes Werk. Es hat mich nur ziemlich geschafft.
"Doing what's right should be easy. It shouldn't be just another big mess like everything else."
Das tat weh. Ich glaube nicht, dass ich dieses Buch so schnell vergessen kann. Es ist so unglaublich, brutal, aggressiv, verzweifelt, verwirrt und liebevoll. Es steckt voller Verluste und Entscheidungen und (falscher) Informationen von Menschen, die man sein Leben lang kennt. Es geht um Neuanfänge, die unerwartet schief gehen, sprechende Hunde, die verstummt werden (der Hauptcharakter ist kein John Wick aber die beiden würden sich sicher verstehen) und (das) Unbekannte, was als Feind angesehen wird. Es ist unfassbar schlimm und ich bin so schockiert. Warum zur Hölle lese ich so etwas gerade eben?
Ich weiß nicht, ob ich diese Geschichte weiterempfehlen würde, ich bezweifle es, warum sollte ich andere leiden sehen wollen, nicht in diesem Ausmaß!
Ich mag dieses Buch nicht, es ist ist so kreativ und überzeugend gestaltet aber für mich zu heftig. Ich respektiere es aber. Es ist ein starkes Werk. Es hat mich nur ziemlich geschafft.
"Doing what's right should be easy. It shouldn't be just another big mess like everything else."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and War
rustys0rcerer's review
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
- Todd seems like a very unlikable but realistic character. His development is super nice to see during the story and his perseverance is jawdropping
- The poor grammar and dialect seemed odd at first, but I quickly got used to it and thought of it as normal, because the narration is Todd’s thoughts. We’re reading it as the characters hear it
- Kept me on my toes the whole time. So many moments of diverted expectations. I never knew what would happen
- Viola was my fav character cuz she’s the most logical and relatable to me I guess?
- The author did a good job of almost making me sympathize with Todd wanting to kill Aaron. Almost justified his rage and murderous intent
- Manchee did not deserve to die. What the fuck
- Ending also. What the fuck
Overall a good read. Hoping to continue the series when I’m able
- Todd seems like a very unlikable but realistic character. His development is super nice to see during the story and his perseverance is jawdropping
- The poor grammar and dialect seemed odd at first, but I quickly got used to it and thought of it as normal, because the narration is Todd’s thoughts. We’re reading it as the characters hear it
- Kept me on my toes the whole time. So many moments of diverted expectations. I never knew what would happen
- Viola was my fav character cuz she’s the most logical and relatable to me I guess?
- The author did a good job of almost making me sympathize with Todd wanting to kill Aaron. Almost justified his rage and murderous intent
- Manchee did not deserve to die. What the fuck
- Ending also. What the fuck
Overall a good read. Hoping to continue the series when I’m able
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Murder, and Kidnapping
daringreader13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
This book pulled me in from the start. The language was a bit hard to understand at the beginning but as I kept reading it became easier. Can't wait to pick up the next book and keep going with the series
Edited 4/23/23
OH MY GOD. Reading this along with the audiobook made it ten thousand times better! I literally reacted out loud so many times and never wanted to put it down. It didn’t help that I had two dogs in my lap and one by my feet at a certain point in the book
This book pulled me in from the start. The language was a bit hard to understand at the beginning but as I kept reading it became easier. Can't wait to pick up the next book and keep going with the series
Edited 4/23/23
OH MY GOD. Reading this along with the audiobook made it ten thousand times better! I literally reacted out loud so many times and never wanted to put it down. It didn’t help that I had two dogs in my lap and one by my feet at a certain point in the book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Violence, War, Death of parent, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Genocide, Sexism, and Vomit
ragin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
gromithorror's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Genocide, and Grief
leileikarma1's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Vomit
entanglednovels's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
An oldie but it was a goodie. Not sure it really needed to be so long, as parts seemed to drag on, especially towards the end, but overall a strong story. It’s only the second Patrick Ness I’ve read, but I am still impressed. I will continue with the series at some point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing
emusing's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Cursing and Death of parent
cnohero's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Wow, this was a dark and sad book. It's fast paced and intense. It's hard to put down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Animal death
Moderate: Cursing and Animal cruelty
charliebookfanatic's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
UPDATE 12/29/2020:
This is the second time that I have read this book. The first time my review was not that positive. I had problems with how the author interacted with Manchee, the dog, in this story and how he was treated as a mechanism for generating sympathy. This time I had fewer problems with that and I could shed a tear. Maybe it's because I've read almost all of Patrick Ness's work and I'm used to how he constructs his stories. It was still a book that was nice to read with a lot of action, although I did notice how much description of the environment is actually in this book.
My favorite part is still how this world is built. It's a unique concept and really something I've never read in any other book.
Last time I gave it three stars and now I'm taking that up to four because I got a lot more fun out of it. The next two books in this series were, in my opinion, better than this first book, so I'm curious to see what I see with a re-reading.
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I had so many problems with this book. Todd was so unlikable and I normally don't mind that, but he hit his dog so many times. I can't like someone who abuses his dog. Maybe his dog was annoying, but he was loyal to a fault and he didn't deserve what happened to him. I felt like Patrick Ness used Manchee as a means to create sympathy. That's not the way to do it. I normally cry in books, but I didn't cry a single tear about the events that happened in this one.
The writing was addictive and the story was fast-paced. There never was a dull moment and I did like how much action was going on all the time. The worldbuilding was my favourite part of this book. The way the rules were laid-out and the towns were built... I loved that.
This book ended on a huge cliffhanger and it does make me want to pick up the sequel. I'll see how it goes. Let's give book two a chance.
This is the second time that I have read this book. The first time my review was not that positive. I had problems with how the author interacted with Manchee, the dog, in this story and how he was treated as a mechanism for generating sympathy. This time I had fewer problems with that and I could shed a tear. Maybe it's because I've read almost all of Patrick Ness's work and I'm used to how he constructs his stories. It was still a book that was nice to read with a lot of action, although I did notice how much description of the environment is actually in this book.
My favorite part is still how this world is built. It's a unique concept and really something I've never read in any other book.
Last time I gave it three stars and now I'm taking that up to four because I got a lot more fun out of it. The next two books in this series were, in my opinion, better than this first book, so I'm curious to see what I see with a re-reading.
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I had so many problems with this book. Todd was so unlikable and I normally don't mind that, but he hit his dog so many times. I can't like someone who abuses his dog. Maybe his dog was annoying, but he was loyal to a fault and he didn't deserve what happened to him. I felt like Patrick Ness used Manchee as a means to create sympathy. That's not the way to do it. I normally cry in books, but I didn't cry a single tear about the events that happened in this one.
The writing was addictive and the story was fast-paced. There never was a dull moment and I did like how much action was going on all the time. The worldbuilding was my favourite part of this book. The way the rules were laid-out and the towns were built... I loved that.
This book ended on a huge cliffhanger and it does make me want to pick up the sequel. I'll see how it goes. Let's give book two a chance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, and Gun violence
Minor: Blood, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Sexism
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