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skillwithaquill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Gun violence
Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Excrement
Other content warnings: amputation, crowd crush, paranoia, severed limbs, decapitation, fourth-wall break, ptsd, flooding, threat of sexual violence, claustrophobia.helenastinks'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Rape, Torture, Confinement, Drug use, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Biphobia, Sexual harassment, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts
sharkysheets's review
- 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: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
delekelll's review
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Murder, Violence, and Child death
Moderate: Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual assault
its_van_vulpen'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
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
bookishloz'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Violence
catsy2022's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Fantasticland is a retrospective fictional horror novel presented as a series of interviews by Adam Jakes, a reporter doing a piece on the fiasco that was Fantasticland. During the late 2010s, Fantasticland, a theme park built in Florida in the 1970s, was hit by Hurricane Sadie and isolated from rescue services, who deemed the park livable due to the supplies that were reported to be in the park.
I think this book is probably best digested as audio, due to the formatting of the story. It unravels through successive interviews from people who were outside the park to those on the edge inside and then finally with the leaders of each faction in the park. I personally found the book a bit of a slog to get through and I think the structure might have been better if we worked backwards from inside the park to outside, rather than hearing the same story over and over again from the interviewees.
I wasn't particularly shocked or moved by the story, but I found the speed at which people resorted to violence a bit unbelievable, especially when the overall message of the book is that modern people can't cope without social media. (So they turn to violence and tribalism.)
It was fine to read, I would probably only recommend it if you wanted to read another book like World War Z, and if it was real, you'd probably hear about it on a true crime podcast.
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Violence, Kidnapping, and Confinement
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
gssll_lpz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Blood, Gore, Death, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Bullying
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual harassment
bookburdy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Excrement, Murder, Sexual harassment, Torture, Blood, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
ashlikes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Torture, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Blood, Child death, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings