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lyzz'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? No
4.0
What I particularly liked about this book:
- World building is imaginative and explores themes of racism, classism and homophobia.
- I loved that the author let us explore this world before diving into the main plot. The plot unfolds slowly and this allows us to immerse ourselves in this world.
- Interesting character development that is meaningful - especially in the Cara character.
- There were some interesting support characters like Gene and Del that are also well-developed and contribute meaningfully to the story.
- Cara's voice is strong in this book. She is a bit sarcastic, humorous, pragmatic, a little idealistic, and scrappy. I loved her.
I do want to emphasize that I would 100% recommend this book to someone looking for a science fiction read. I would caution them about listening on audiobook unless they have experience listening to SFF on audio and can follow a complex world with multiple characters. I definitely think this is a book I'll reread to capture some of the details I missed this go-round.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Murder, and Drug abuse
Minor: Homophobia
immovabletype's review
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Body horror, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Deportation
Minor: Drug abuse, War, Sexual content, and Medical content
kingsteph's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, and Murder
Minor: War
sarahwriteaway's review
- 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
A multiverse story could easily become unwieldy, but Johnson uses some clever worldbuilding tricks to make sure that doesn’t happen. It’s only possible to travel to 380 worlds that resonate with ‘Earth Zero’, the world where Cara lives. This means the worlds Cara travels to aren’t vastly different. The worlds where society is more equal are somewhere out of reach, as are the worlds where gun violence is prevalent. The same cast of characters fulfil different roles within much the same society, and this is resolutely a character-focused rather than a technology-focused story. If you want to know exactly how world walking works you’ll be out of luck. (I never understand why people want to know how things like this work in books, because of course it *doesn’t* work in reality, so any possible explanation would be made-up gobbledygook?)
So, if that doesn’t put you off, stay for the warmth of the mentorship between two world-weary people (Cara/Jean), stay for the understated but life-sustaining connection between two women (Cara/Dell), stay for the complexities of interacting with someone who in another life was your abuser — stay for a story about life.
Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Minor: Drug abuse
brainloo'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: Death and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Murder, Classism, and Deportation
whitedaylilies's review
2.75
Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
kaitlinnoodles's review
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Classism, Body horror, Gore, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Colonisation, Sexual content, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, and Drug abuse
dooziekins'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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Vomit, War, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
emzhay's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent
Minor: War
mandkips's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
Minor: Drug abuse, Child death, and Addiction