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dreamerfreak'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
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Classism, Infertility, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, War, Misogyny, Racism, and Violence
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Death, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Sexism, Police brutality, Misogyny, Classism, Infertility, Sexual content, Gun violence, Violence, and Bullying
Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Child death, Slavery, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Drug use
rnbhargava'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
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence
There’s a lot of content warnings across all these stories, I honestly probably missed some. That said, I loved the majority of Jemisin’s shorts in this book and I look forward to reading even more books from her.mar's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, and Animal death
Minor: Rape, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Bullying, and Racial slurs
monstrouscosmos's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Death, Sexism, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage
Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Child death
rotfaced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Some favorites from the collection:
Red Dirt Witch
L’Alchimista
The Effluent Engine
Cuisine des Mémoires
The Trojan Girl
Too Many Yesterdays, Not Enough Tomorrows
And, of course, the closing story, "Sinners, Saints, Dragons and Haints, in the City Beneath Still Waters."
Graphic: Gore and Child death
annalisaely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death and Grief