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melusa'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I suggest everyone should read it and schools should examine the storytelling, social and psychological issues it brings to light and of course the plausibility of it all with the younger generation.
Graphic: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Incest
julieallison's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Slavery, Incest, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Cursing, Cannibalism, Child death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Addiction, Classism, Death, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Drug use
woweewhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence
Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, and Slavery
Minor: Incest and Police brutality
cupajo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Slavery, Rape, Incest, and Cannibalism
bloodiedorange'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? No
1.5
However, as this novel trudged on, the main character became increasingly annoying, entitled, and controlling. She believed her 'Earthseed' to be absolute truth, and continued to share it with anyone she could. I didn't like this at all. Then, toward the end, she, a newly eighteen-year-old girl embarks on a romantic and sexual relationship with a fifty-seven-year-old man; a man older than her father. No, this is not talked about much. Characters make some comments on the age gap, but I suppose in apocalypse, 'mature' children and old men make the best of pairs.
Also, it isn't even science fiction. Drugs and mental illness don't count.
Graphic: Incest, Drug use, Death of parent, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship
katadamz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I’m still tossing around what I think about the portrayals romantic relationships in the novel (both mixed race and age gaps). I wonder if those are just jarring against how accurate the rest of the novel felt.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Sexism, Rape, Cannibalism, Child death, Racism, and Sexual assault
frankieclc's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Incest
mgrim10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Incest, Suicide, Gun violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Racism
mmestitches's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Classism, Ableism, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Incest, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, War, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexism, Rape, Gore, Police brutality, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria
noahsingh's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Police brutality, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Addiction, Incest, and Cannibalism
Minor: Gore, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Classism, and Cancer