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strange_little_ranger's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content
readandfindout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars
Graphic: Grief and Chronic illness
Moderate: Death, Violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Drug use
Minor: Ableism, Genocide, Sexual content, Vomit, and Slavery
yvonne_cl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, and Terminal illness
Minor: Ableism, Abortion, and Medical content
fraxisle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Drug use, Death, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia
Minor: Medical content, Gun violence, Colonisation, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Vomit
mahinabooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, and Death
Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Murder, Medical content, Grief, Drug use, and Chronic illness
mariekejee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It's never predictable, also owing to the fact that you never stop learning new details about the worlds. The characters are likeable, the story is super interesting and there are some high intensity moments in the book that keep you on your toes. And, as an extra "covid benefit", getting to explore fictional galaxies while you personally can't travel is just a very nice bonus.
If I have one gripe with the book, it's that I want to read even more about the events that happen. The scenes themselves are interesting and engaging, but I would've loved to see more of the aftermath. Often some seriously heavy shit happens and while I'm still reeling from the event, the book skips forward days or weeks (or "tendays" as they're called) and moves on, and I just want to know more.
Overall, I just really like the worlds Chambers has crafted, and I love the characters she wrote. And if my only gripe is that I need more of the book, I guess that's a pretty good problem to have.
Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Medical content, Gun violence, Violence, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Drug use
Minor: Child abuse
whylal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Death, and Drug use
Minor: Vomit, Child death, Body shaming, and Ableism
bebidocrimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia
Minor: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Slavery
cerilouisereads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence
toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Drug use, and Racial slurs
All slurs and xenophobia are towards non human species, not directed at any human racial group