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j_emerson18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexism, Grief, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Child death, Sexual violence, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual content, Rape, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Murder, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Car accident
q_bert13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Classism, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Infertility, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Pedophilia
corymbia's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
a not so subtle reflection of society and values
disgusting, horrifying, delicious.
read it in 2 days.
i love this book
Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Cannibalism, Gore, Torture, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Trafficking, and Body horror
Moderate: Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Classism, and Suicide
Minor: Dementia and Pedophilia
maggie_gaca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
There are moments where I really saw what the author was getting at. Bazterrica briefly touches on racism, classism, sexism, animal abuse in research/livestock industries, government control, and human trafficking. The biggest theme the reader was meant to grapple with is capitalist overconsumption and the general cruelty of human nature. However, it never reaches that poignancy to really make me sit back and reflect. I personally came out of this book with nothing new (except for some gross images), but it was almost there.
I feeI Iike I can't either recommend or not recommend this book, but it may hit others differently!
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Murder, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal death, Death, Racism, Rape, and Violence
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
The message is most obvious in regards to human supremacy and capitalism but the book alludes to and is easily applied to other systems of oppression.
I enjoyed the matter-of-fact, detached writing style and the almost Orwellian language.
A fascinating, deeply disturbing book with lots to unpack.
"After all, since the world began, we’ve been eating each other. If not symbolically, then we’ve been literally gorging on each other. The Transition has enabled us to be less hypocritical."
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Rape, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Child death, and Racism
Minor: Dementia, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Slavery, and Suicide
Other: ecofascism, trophy hunting, graphic descriptions of animal agriculture, slaughterhouse operations and animal testing/experimentationmothmania's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Child death, Pregnancy, Dementia, Gore, Pedophilia, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, Slavery, Infertility, Infidelity, and Rape
melchncookies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, Body horror, Murder, Classism, Torture, and Blood
mauricem00ny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, and Rape
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Child death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content
misszoehatter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Death, Pregnancy, and Body horror
Moderate: Infertility, Rape, Slavery, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Alcohol, Torture, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
freezerrats's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Trafficking, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia