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mar's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
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Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Death, and Confinement
Moderate: Violence and Gun violence
Minor: Ableism, Blood, and Sexism
gilchrist's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, and Slavery
Moderate: Body horror
ma_vollmer's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Death, and Gun violence
lilifane's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ?!?!?!?
This is genius. This is perfect. This is a must-read tbh.
I'm at a loss for words what this book has put me through and what it means to me. Can't believe I almost DNFed it at the very beginning (I admit, it is a little hard to get into). But I'm so glad I didn't because it quickly began to blow my mind and truthfully kept at it until the very last word.
This is solid hard Sci-fi but also one of the most epic, thought out and surprisingly emotional reads ever. It was worth every sciency passage that went over my head.
I want to talk about it for hours, analyze it, I want to compare it to so many things I love and found within it. But it's probably just best to go in there not knowing what to expect.
Fair warning: There are spiders. And I do not like spiders, so I was very conflicted. But I recommend to... just get over it and read the book nonetheless. I definitely don't regret it.
This is genius. This is perfect. This is a must-read tbh.
I'm at a loss for words what this book has put me through and what it means to me. Can't believe I almost DNFed it at the very beginning (I admit, it is a little hard to get into). But I'm so glad I didn't because it quickly began to blow my mind and truthfully kept at it until the very last word.
This is solid hard Sci-fi but also one of the most epic, thought out and surprisingly emotional reads ever. It was worth every sciency passage that went over my head.
I want to talk about it for hours, analyze it, I want to compare it to so many things I love and found within it. But it's probably just best to go in there not knowing what to expect.
Fair warning: There are spiders. And I do not like spiders, so I was very conflicted. But I recommend to... just get over it and read the book nonetheless. I definitely don't regret it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and War
catsy2022'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
readingwithkt's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
This is the first sci-fi novel I’ve read and I enjoyed it! I will definitely be reading the book that follows on from this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death
One perspective in this book comes from the POV of a spider. The word "cripple" is used in the book once, hence the CW for ableism.
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