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hannahpings's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.0
maybe the most disappointed in a book i've been in a long time. queerness is made both accessory and token, and the story north is trying to tell in no way justifies the alternate history she's created for it. absolutely wild to me that you can set out to purport that biological essentialism is bad (but perhaps i'm giving her too much credit?) and then come up with a book that is... very much supportive of biological essentialism. even aside from my own icky feelings about outlawed as a queer person, so much of what north has done here feels like craft malpractice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Death, Grief, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Colonisation and Abortion
Minor: Incest, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal death, Cancer, and Sexual violence
rigbees's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A barren woman flees first to a convent, then to a life as an outlaw in this novel set in the 1890s midwest US. The story that follows is a gripping outlaw tale, filled with disguises, wagon chases, and living life as a wanted criminal sought by multiple towns. It also is a story about a close-knit group of women and trans masc people trying to find identities when they'd been kicked out by towns that raised them. It portrays a complex life that doesn't gloss over the struggles of survival, while also valuing what it means to survive outside the norm.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, Racism, Infertility, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, and Pedophilia
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