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noonanjohnc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
sydneynorman'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body horror, Sexism, War, Outing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Self harm
Minor: Deadnaming
erikathered's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality, Trafficking, Gore, Outing, Body horror, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Violence, Death, Cursing, Dysphoria, and War
Moderate: Suicide, Slavery, Fatphobia, Deadnaming, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder
Minor: Self harm, Ableism, Colonisation, Cancer, Racism, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
blundershelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Colonisation, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Murder, Rape, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Outing, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Sexual content, Violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, and Death
emmague89's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Transphobia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Self harm, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Genocide, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, War, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, and Death of parent
kingweirdo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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This is one of the most touching, heartbreaking, brutal books I've ever read. I was so in love these characters, and even sickly attached to the villain narrator. Every chapter held a gut-punch, whether it was a horrible death, or act of violence, or a transphobic microaggression, or just the horrible things that the characters said to themselves while surviving the actual end of the civilized world.
And while this book is PACKED with blood and guts, bullets and knives, and breathtaking fights to the death, the world is so smartly built and the premise is SO wrought with symbolism. The entire conceit establishes a Binary sex problem and then immediately starts dismantling it and showing a dozen gaps in that easy essentialism. It asks us horrifying questions about identity and community, it leaves no population unscrutinized, it reminds us of how much there is to fear from our fellow humans, and it also gives us such remarkable tenderness.
I wept. I usually hate series, but I'm honestly begging the author to extend this universe and give us more.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Dysphoria, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Classism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Slavery, Suicide, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
Minor: Colonisation, Child death, Self harm, and Sexual harassment