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chungledown_bim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Feel like the author did well to describe the racism, homophobia, classism, toxic masculinity, sexism, & general fuckery of the time without participating in it. Usually you'd see the descriptor 'historical' & assume this means whoever wrote it is excited to drop the N word. Not so much here but all these concepts are as present as the arctic cold.
...I say that but Silence does seem to
It's long, but I was engaged the entire time, despite this not at all being the sort of thing I'm into. I really enjoyed falling into a rabbit hole by searching up the Franklin expedition & Inuit mythology afterward.
The ending
Graphic: Body horror, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Suicide, Violence, Misogyny, and Classism
perfectcupoftea's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Confinement, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
amy14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Sexism, Classism, Addiction, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racism, and Vomit
sarahgruenewald's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Colonisation, Classism, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy
btrz7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, Classism, Terminal illness, Torture, and Medical content
sarah984's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Colonisation, Torture, Gore, Toxic relationship, Classism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment, Excrement, Incest, Pregnancy, and Vomit
bearikatherika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexism, Cannibalism, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Excrement, Blood, Homophobia, Abandonment, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Ableism, Torture, Cursing, Grief, Death, Suicide, Murder, Medical content, Colonisation, and Classism
adrizeuza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Whilst I was listening to this LONG audiobook, all I kept thinking about was how good the tv show was. How good the adaptation decisions were. And how ?? Dan Simmon's decisions in writing The Terror were in comparison. I lost count of how many times the question "... why?" popped into my head.
Geniunely cannot understand how nobody edited this down to a 400 page book. There was no reason for this to be so long. Crozier's POVs were extremely repetitive and not that interesting after a while, most other POV's did not do much to advance either the plot or our understanding of the ships' or characters' dynamis. So... why??? Even some scenes where there was supposed to be tension were completely dried out due to the dragged out descriptions the author made. Also, shout out to the cringiest sex scenes and sexual descriptions I have EVER read in my life.
Dan Simmons clearly knows how to write. And he researched the hell out of the Franklin Expedition. But my biggest grip with this book comes down to the choices he made. The reviews about women's poor treatment are real. I cannot stress enough about how poorly and superficially women are portrayed. Especially Lady Silence, and all Inuit women who show up, are so grossly objectified BY THE NARRATOR. Another choice I have a massive problem with is that with SUCH A LONG BOOK how is there not ONE POV of an Inuit character, namely Lady Silence who is one of the driving forces of the plot?? Don't even get me started on the end of her arc.
Anyway. I can't wait to rewatch the show!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Moderate: Cannibalism, Classism, Gore, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
black_october'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gore, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Body horror, Blood, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Cannibalism, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
zone_a3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Medical content, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Gore
Moderate: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Classism, and Racism