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Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

123 reviews

bkwrm1317's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

My first read by this author did not disappoint. I really enjoyed the multiple timelines and play with time-space with the technology of the Wisdom. While this wasn’t a 5 star read for me it WAS solid! 

Check CWs. Really a very solid debut novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Please note some of the CWs are in passing/due to the nature of multiple timelines/iterations of reality/the present.

nightstitch96's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, and Pregnancy

Minor: Racism and Abortion

thelonelywizard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kyr may be a bitch bc she’s MY bitch, she needs a blunt ASAP not bc I think it’d help but bc I think it’d be funny

fr tho, great and believable character development - the best I’ve seen in awhile, very good book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, and Xenophobia

itsmebee's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

Minor: Racism and Colonisation

avilareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the best science fiction novels I have ever read. There are some incredible explorations of bio essentialism, imperialism, revenge, and cult mentality in this. One of the strongest points of this novel is the difficult and harrowing process of de-radicalization and the depths of consequence when it comes to cult programming. such an incredible novel!!!! and queer!!! and emotional!!!! i loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

indy_go_go22's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-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? Yes

3.75

The pacing was a little odd. I think this book might have tried to tackle too much in too few pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and War

dreamingandendless's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Spectacular. Literarily spectacular. 
Hateful, loathsome characters and an all-powerful AI meet. Said AI destroyed earth for "the greater good" under the control of a loathsome fuck. 
The POV character is a fascist stooge who thinks she is the best around and gobbles the propaganda sent at her. I hated almost everybody in the book. This is the first time that I've read the "they're all loathsome hateful little people" trope. 
I don't wanna spoil anything, because I feel like going into it blind is the best way to fully enjoy it. 
Some mild spoilers ahead, if you want to get a gist of what the plot is:

Basically, the Edge of Tomorrow (sci fi groundhog Day) but on a universal scale and where the lesson is, that we're all people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

oa_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

ceruleanseas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Slavery, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

cryosphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.25

I've had this on my TBR for awhile but decided to read it after it won the Hugo (for whatever that's worth nowadays...)

At first, I wasn't sure what I was expecting, I didn't know much about it other than it was space opera adjacent and the book premise from the cover. The main character, Kyr, was super frustrating and she was horrible to the point that I was NOT rooting for her. But after a bit you realize that's definitely what the intent was. Tesh wants you to be uncomfortable and see through the eyes of this person who has such strong beliefs. It twists the story on it's head about half way through and I was hooked. 

The world building is good, it's emotional, and deals with a lot of big issues and is jammed packed. It's well executed, the redemption arc is one for the ages. I wish there had been a little more at the end to really bring the whole thing together. It kind of wraps up and ends quickily.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape