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lynxpardinus's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Animal death
Moderate: Medical content, Cannibalism, Death, Slavery, and Alcohol
Minor: Antisemitism and Grief
kibbles15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content and story-wise, the book starts out okay and you get prepped for an exciting journey on a whaling ship...but that is pretty much where an excitement stops until the last 100 pages of the book. Everything in between was dull shop talk and unnecessary history. (I mean, there were three chapters about art involving whales. Why?) It was interesting, but did not contribute to the story that much. I truly feel you could take the 1st 100-200 pages and the last 100 pages and skip everything else in between and get the same thing out the story. That being said, if you are into the history and symbolism of whales, and the process of Whaling, this book has a lot of it and you might enjoy this more than I did.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Cursing, Gore, Racism, and Sexual content
ghostcheerio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Racism
starsreside's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal cruelty, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Alcohol
novelyon'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Violence, and Cannibalism
Minor: Slavery
benjiaprout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty
yrlaevelyn's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racial slurs, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, and Racism
abomine'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racism, and Mental illness
Minor: Cannibalism
seanml's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Xenophobia, and Racial slurs
Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Sexism, Slavery, and Cannibalism