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The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Vol. 1: At the Edge of Empire by Daniel Kraus

2 reviews

houseofatreides's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The story is similar to that of Pinocchio except the cautionary aspects are regret of Zebulons. Zebulon is a morally dubious and duplicitous character. His narration is invigorating yet krass and cruel at the same time. The sex scenes and descriptions are quite alot. I was surprised considering the cover art; and the fact it follows a undead 17 year old. I was expecting more YA not adult themes. Or descriptions. Are just too carnal and visceral for my taste.

Towards the end Zeubulon has sex as a corpse with a. Sex craved Hollywood actress and in the act his penis breaks off his body. Did not need the description

The positive down of the side characters like Burch Churchwell “Church” bring out the best of Zebulon. I will give vol.2 a try may change my opinion on this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Infertility, Suicide, Gore, Genocide, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, War, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, and Cursing

jarnbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed reading it. It started out fast, slowed once you hit WW1, then gains speed after that. Zebulon has an interesting way of telling his own story that keeps you engaged, until he is bored; then you’re bored. The secondary characters add a lot to this book and you’ll find yourself hating most of them but all of them are in-depth and have unique interactions with Zebulon that make them memorable, even if they only show up for a couple pages. With that, its very much a who’s-who of history and that’s the only way you can figure out what year it is. And when first reading this, I thought Zebulon was a self-insert (and still think he is to an extent). Nonetheless, I’m excited to read the second book and see what happens to Zebulon next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, Alcohol, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Abortion, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Vomit, Self harm, Pregnancy, Car accident, Excrement, Infertility, Infidelity, and Rape

Most of these are one-time things that happen over the course of a few pages but are extremely explicit. The most graphic was the war arc that happens during part 4. There is a ton of body horror throughout the book including dismemberment, and graphic descriptions of body decay.