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rachel1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
5.0
This is what sci-fi should be about. Someone using their expertise to create the most in-depth worldbuilding. I didn't expect the author's zoology degree to be relevant, boy was I wrong. The human parts were good but it was the spider parts I was really invested in. I would tell my twin sister everything about how the spiders' society and biology are evolving. I didn't tell her much about the humans.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Sexism, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Genocide, War, and Cannibalism
Minor: Animal death
The book contains a lot of giant spiders.mzy42's review against another edition
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide
Minor: Cannibalism, Confinement, Gun violence, and Colonisation
Spiderscatsy2022's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Confinement, and Death
manicpixl's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Warning: If you have a phobia of spiders , be very careful approaching this book (I wrapped the object of the phobia in spoiler brackets, even though it becomes apparent very early on in the book, but if you prefer to go in completely blind, I don't want to spoil that for you).
That said, I have a pretty major case of exactly that phobia, and I managed perfectly fine until one scene towards the end, whenthe spiders actually meet and engage in battle with the humans . The detachement created by the books setting and tone worked very well for me, but please be aware that this might not be the case for you.
And I'm so glad that I took the risk, knowing about the content, and was able to read this book, because it was absolutely worth it!
It wove the science and the fiction together into a very engaging story, and I enjoyed the writing style very much.
That said, I have a pretty major case of exactly that phobia, and I managed perfectly fine until one scene towards the end, when
And I'm so glad that I took the risk, knowing about the content, and was able to read this book, because it was absolutely worth it!
It wove the science and the fiction together into a very engaging story, and I enjoyed the writing style very much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Death
Moderate: Body horror and Gore
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