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astronut'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death of parent, Confinement, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy
akblair's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Slavery
evilwizard'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Transphobia
Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Homophobia
mmefish'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
3.25
1. First of all, the novel is set on a ship in space 325 years into the future, yet there is no advanced technology, most people are uneducated and everyone acts like they’re stuck in 19th century. Oh yes, and religion plays a huge role (how I am tired of it). Not something I expect from scifi but maybe that’s just me.
2. Ultimately, it is a book about racism in space (accent on racism), not about space traveling, life on a space ship, not even about the future. Nothing like that. Imagine “The Handmaid’s Tale” but in a closed space and you’ll get something close to “An Unkindness of Ghosts”.
3. The message couldn’t be more in your face.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
blockieran'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
The representation is everything I want in one book. Labels aren't explicitly stated (mostly because they don't exist in this world) but there is a black queer intersex character who seems to be autistic and a trans character with OCD and they own my heart. I want to keep reading forever because it hurts to leave them behind.
Be warned: I thought this was mainly an adventure story with discrimination as a background setting. It's very much in your face though.
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Drug use
tina94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Rape, Vomit, and Violence
alsoapples'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
4.5
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Vomit
carousel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Overall, I would recommend this book to others and will most likely be picking up Solomon's other books.
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Blood, and Gore
Minor: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia
toopunkrockforshul'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Homophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
This books setting deals with slavery and all the trauma and abuses that come with it. Difficult to determine which levels to put certain themes, as a lot is implied rather than explicitly stated/described but may still be triggeringmariebrunelm'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
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia