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allydee's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Excrement, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Infertility, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
miaaa_lenaaa'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
Most of the book- yay back story
The last 100- FUCKKKKK crying gently
the last 20 pages- yay happy happy living in the woods in peace :D
The last 3 pages- sobbing
‘Why is it always such a surprise? thinks Toby. The moon. Even though we know it's coming. Every time we see it, It makes us pause, and hush.’
‘’Come into the forest with me’, he says, grinning like a fairytale wolf holding out his paw of a hand. So of course she takes it and forgives him everything.’
‘It was a lot of fun watching the kid soak it all up, and who was to foresee the consequences? Which is usually the way with fun.’
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Rape, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Animal death, Abandonment, Suicide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Pregnancy
wormgirl'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Minor: Gun violence, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
alwayslol's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
One thing I'll say—because most reviewers don't—is Oh Margaret simply doesn't get enough credit as a comedian. She can keep me awake at night with her speculations of where existing technology is headed while making me laugh my butt off while I'm reading! The Craker mating rituals, OMG! Everytime the "big blue" and offering of flowers are mentioned, I was cracking up. How can you not be laughing at them, the stories they need, how they see the world, and how their human storytellers get stuck in knots trying to explain everything to them? You can tell Oh Margaret has had some experience in explaining things to children. Or some of the names that she comes up with? Liobams, pizzlies, snats, rakunks, and pigoons, oh my! SecretBurgers, the pleebands, God's Gardeners and their Vegivows, AnooYoo Spa! It's great stuff.
What makes Oh Margaret so gifted at the futuristic subgenre of speculative fiction is her flawless splicing together of technology, ideas, and terminology that currently exist with her futuristic ideas to create a hybrid that feels very believable. She'll throw something at you that you might be inclined to look up, and low and behold it actually exists. Then the next plant, person, or thing results in no results whatsoever, meaning it's most likely from Oh Margaret's personal repository in her head. I particularly enjoyed looking up the saints from the God's Gardeners' saints days. I learned a lot about people I had never heard of and enjoyed seeing familiar names like Jane Goodall.
Oh Margaret is fearless in various ways (having fun with the F word, are we?). Some of that boldness comes in not being afraid to use obscure, multi syllabic words for fear of losing your audience. I'm your audience, Oh Margaret, and I love it! A good example is semaphoring. Not something you run into every day.
I'm sure I will have many days yet to come enjoying reading, but finishing this trilogy is a big milestone. I'm calling for August 10 to be Saint Margaret Atwood Day, in which we all read, look up any words we don't know, and send messages to Oh Margaret's publisher begging for a MaddAddam # 4!
Minor: Rape, Murder, and Death
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Animal death, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion and Homophobia
marianne_maschine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Minor: Rape and Death
alisonlerae'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
4.0
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence
cmkauth'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
ionarose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Animal death, Murder, and Rape
jessireads'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? It's complicated
4.75
Minor: Rape