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lunaliz's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Classism, Slavery, and Addiction
Moderate: Racism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Racial slurs, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
teddieplaysbass's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn’t like this for the same reasons I didn’t like Fahrenheit 451. The Mildred copy-paste (idk if bnw or 451 came first but the sexism is the same). A lot of the ideas are really cool, but the way they are executed in this book are kinda..... I’m listening to the overdue podcast episode abt this book and I think I’m enjoying hearing them talk abt it more than I did reading the book tbh lmaooo
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Minor: Abortion and Domestic abuse
kaayce's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Damn this book had me at the start. I thought going through the lab was cool. Then somewhere around chapter 7 this book lost me. The plot fizzled out, the whole “savage resort” I found completely offensive and racist I hated hearing that, and I was just confused. Bernard was the only loveable character, I like how he didn’t conform into everything and questioned the way of life. I still ask my self how this book was appropriate for school? I know it’s a classic but it’s just weird, so many sexual things happening I didn’t even know what they were and group intimate activities. We didn’t get to finish this book in school but I read the summaries on the last few chapters and good grief. I get that this book is meant to be different but it’s on another level of freak!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Racism, and Sexual violence
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