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natashaball's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Infertility, and Medical content
leah_alexandra's review against another edition
3.5
Parts of the book were well done but overall it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. We almost didn’t get enough time with any character to the degree it felt hard to connect, and when we did get time, everyone was just portrayed almost grotesquely. I found Susan’s story personally unbearable, and also thought it was unnecessary to use stand in titles instead of the women’s names when we learn their names quite quickly. The polar explorer stuff was interesting and well written but it felt like a different book to me.
Graphic: Abortion, Medical content, Animal death, Body horror, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Addiction
taliatalksbooks'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content
enyltiak's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Cursing, Infertility, Addiction, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Abortion, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse
amaranth_wytch's review
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
phoebewerling's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, and Abortion
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, and Animal death
onmalsshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I didn't hate it, but I'm also not sure this was successful? I think it needed shortened just bit, but wow this was a timely read. Also the beginning of this dragged and that did a huge disservice to the pacing. The ending was a bit unclear, but that is normal in speculative books like this.
As we all watch America fall closer and closer to bills like this become a reality, especially in red states, this was startling to read. However, that's the amazing thing about speculative/science fiction: close enough to what's really happening to scare you. Now if people would open their eyes, that would be great.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Medical content, Abortion, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, and Pregnancy
202claire'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
3.5
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cannibalism and Suicidal thoughts
stories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Infertility
Moderate: Confinement, Addiction, Animal death, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts
polysemy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Medical content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Infertility
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Cannibalism