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jesshaleth'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
If he'd managed to rein in the pedophilia a little then it would have just been annoyingly smug rather than leaving a gross taste in my mouth a week later.
Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
marmar0326's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Police brutality and War
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism
Minor: Murder and Rape
touchegiantsquid's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-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? No
2.0
A short story wrapped around a bunch of interesting ideas, but not great as a novel. Mainly, the beginning is obnoxious because it depends on the writer being able to write funny jokes. The sense of humor is terrible. This aged terribly.
Moderate: War, Racism, Sexism, and Cultural appropriation
How do I tag the idea of makeup that makes you appear to change race? How do I tag rape jokes?shieldbearer's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
2.0
There's a lot of great concepts at play here, but the execution of them story wise is questionable, especially with the way the author tends to use this book as an author tract- something that isn't always smoothly executed in story. Which while in some ways this book was ahead of its time, in others it is exactly a product of the time it was written, namely with the racism and misogyny.
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Ableism, Death, Infertility, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Racism, and War
If you're reading this book just for the robot,tylawrencium's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
It's, uh...definitely a sci-fi book written by a white guy libertarian in 1965. Expect unnecessary sexism, plenty of weird asides about women and their appearances, and racial descriptions that probably felt progressive in the 60s and now just seem like vaguely positive steroetypes? None of it (to me) is so blinding as to make the book unreadable, but it's good to know going in.greenteadragon's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Unfortunately, I found that it uses some sexist and racist tropes.
Moderate: Death, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence
Minor: Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Torture
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