Scan barcode
benegesserwitch'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual harassment, Violence, Misogyny, Body horror, Murder, Police brutality, and Trafficking
Moderate: Drug use, Classism, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Ableism
lex24'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? No
3.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Murder, and Torture
cianarae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Grief, Gaslighting, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Drug use
kerrygetsliterary'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence and Slavery
2treads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I enjoyed the changing experiences as Tom ascended the tower, each level bringing its own difficulties and pushing our characters past their usual limits, encouraging them to adapt to every new experience and difficulty.
The tower is not what is advertised and the longer you stay the more you change. I enjoyed the portrayal of Marya, Tom's lost wife, who shows a wit and survivalism that most authors would not write when the main character is the husband and the main plotline his journey to find her.
The writing is engaging, the characters interesting, and the world-building is well done and the intricacies of the power structure and hierarchy familiar and complex.
Minor: Gore and Murder
bookswithjk'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
3.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, and Trafficking
atalea'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: Body horror, Death, Drug use, and Murder