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Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder
Minor: Genocide
If you’re into “time travel theories,” you may enjoy the explanation of how it works at the end — a new concept for me. I rather liked the conceits attached with this premise, but don’t want to mention it here as it edges on spoilers.
I would say this read is more fun and interesting than profound, which is why I hated the ending — the last two paragraphs really should have been left off, or done differently. It did not need a saccharine moral message to tie it off, but the sentiment was nice.
My biggest issue with the book is the same as with many modern novels - all the women in it are at odds with each other, except for one eccentric that gets along with everyone. Why women always have to be at each other’s throats in media is frankly just tiresome and boring, given how common it is. I would have appreciated more the balance toward more women main characters if they all didn’t immediately hate something about the other.
That said, the character definitions were one of best parts of the novel. Each character was unique, clearly defined, and consistent. Some might find them a little over done, but something about that really fit the tone of the book for me. The characters were larger than life, outside of time.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Suicide
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Slavery, Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder
Minor: Slavery
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War
Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Lesbophobia, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Cannibalism
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Racism, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder