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sarahjulianna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Addiction
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Vomit, Infidelity, Abandonment, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
pikkumarja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Täysiä tähtiä kirja ei kuitenkaan saa, koska välillä joitain kritiikkejä ja ajatelmia oli kirjoitettu ehkä vähän liiaksi auki. Vertauskuvallisuus ja kaoottisuus sopi kirjaan paljon paremmin.
Edit: Kirja jäi niin vahvasti pyörimään mieleen, että kävin nostamassa arviota!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Gun violence
cryptofauna's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Vomit
mclairemcc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Violence
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The characters are incredibly two dimensional. We don't know enough about them to really care as the narrator is telling us back conversations and she doesn't really like anyone other than her younger brother, who is maybe around 10? The only real character we get info about is the younger brother, Jack, who gets a bible as a gift and sees it as a metaphor for everything happening.
The themes in here are kind of unclear, or heavy handed. It was clear there is a climate crisis and we can blame the older generation and the wealthy for that. However, the conversation never really happens anymore than at a childish level of "you did this!" There was a current of biblical stuff which was... unusual?
Lastly, there was only one character who was described as having "olive toned skin" and he was the character that took the most abuse from the plot. There was a lot of fat-phobia as well that was just unnecessary.
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Graphic: Body shaming, Violence, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Death, Cursing, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Homophobia, Grief, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Racism
btothebooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
There’s only a few elements to pinpoint the timeline, but it just feels rushed and not at the same time. There’s an element of Lord of the Flies (but better) and Station Eleven to it all.
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Blood
atamano's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
alexg52's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Gun violence
dawntin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Pregnancy
Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia
bookishcori's review
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Drug use
Birth trauma