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noveltay'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Animal death
ribbenkast's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.25
The prose and storytelling devise were interesting enough. I liked the themes of motherhood, grief and the various motives used by the author. Overall I think this book is very clever and has all the checkmarks of becoming a future classic.
But (and this might be a translation issue) I found it hard to understand what was going on. Despite It's overall literary quality I couldn't quite manage to connect with the book personally. I like unreliable narrotors, especially ones that also have no clue about what is actually happening, but I felt like the hints that are supposed to tell the reader what was actually going on where too hidden away in throwaway lines and are easily missed. You have to be paying attention to every single little word in every sentence and whilst I can respect that whenever an author is doing that, I just didnt care much for it with this particular story.
Also, the back blurb and especially the recommendation qoutes on the inside promised me a bone chilling horror story that would "make me lock the doors at night". Why? The "danger" in the book (if you could call it that) has nothing to do with horror and does not leave you spooked.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Child death, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
librarymouse'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? It's complicated
3.0
I'm sure if I were to read this again and again, I'd find a new understanding each time.
Graphic: Death of parent and Terminal illness
Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Animal death, Child death, and Confinement
books_onthe_ground's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, and Animal death
jjjreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Classism, Death, Stalking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Child death, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
dustghosts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Ableism, and Animal death
alexalily'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
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Child death, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Stalking and Animal cruelty
emi98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content
brokenspine's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Fever Dream is an indictment on wealthy landowners, the use of pesticides, and the consequences of agricultural pollution.
Moderate: Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Body horror, Animal death, and Grief