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theliteraryhooker's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Confinement
Minor: Animal death, Police brutality, and Death of parent
baileyt2424's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent
joshoonet'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? No
4.0
- Different from anything I've read before for sure
- Has a very dreamlike atmosphere
- Mostly like it for the vibes and unique setting, plot is almost secondary
- There will be no answers
- Some beautiful descriptions
Graphic: Dementia and Deportation
Moderate: Confinement and Death
Minor: Body horror, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
Confinement/Sexual Assault:ko_rax'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Police brutality
laindarko2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement
sarcasmpotato's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Police brutality
Moderate: Death of parent
3eggomelet'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, and Police brutality
Minor: Body horror and Death of parent
dearbhlanoonan'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? No
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Violence
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Anyways, this book deals with themes of loss, memory, confinement, and censorship, just like many well known and loved dystopias. There were clearly many interpretations/allusions to a wide variety of real-life issues, which managed to be both vague and pretty obvious. It’s giving Anne Frank. It’s giving Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases. It’s even giving abusive relationship. Obviously, it’s giving police state — that’s literally what this is.
It’s like someone took Ishiguro’s favorite themes (memory, time, loss) but forgot the nuance and subtlety.
Don’t get me wrong, I still liked the book despite my qualms. I don’t think it’s anything particularly special and only time will tell if it has had a true effect on me. While it felt kind of slow and repetitive at times, I did listen to it in two sittings over the course of 24 hours. And I’ve been in a reading slump. I’d call it a success.
Graphic: Confinement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
taibreakfast's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.75
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Death and Sexual violence