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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
seedsofsunflowers's review
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This book gave me big Narcissistic Christian White Man TM energy. It did make me think about theoretical societal concepts though. Quite comedic at times (I have been scarred by “Orgy Porgy” ), but Huxley pats himself too much on the back for me to enjoy much of the book. And all the characters are just pieces in his game of Making a Point, so there's not much connection or development really, just the plot as his prediction for the dystopian future society. I only rated as high as I did because it was coherent and introduced ideas that made me think about society today.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Infidelity, and Stalking
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