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0live_tr33's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Police brutality, and Animal death
rhiannonhoward's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Slavery, Body horror, Child death, Grief, and Murder
miss_vonnegut's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.5
What an interesting book! I used to love dystopia before 2017, but it's felt too real in recent years. This was lovely because it hits a lot of the dystopian themes but in the setting of a beehive, which helps it to feel more removed from reality. I would have given it a higher rating except there were a few passages about "dark bees" that felt racial. For example "...it was a fine, dark fellow who stank of it, and he said it made his dronewood hard as the twig we stood on... at least I think that's what he said, in his thick and foreign tongue." Yikes.
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Minor: Racism
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, Violence, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Classism, and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
sam_h's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content and Suicide
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