Reviews with content warning for Racism - The Island

The dialogue was cheesy, but the plot moved quickly so this wouldn’t be too bad as a movie. Once I got past all of the Gen Z and Millennial arguments I was able to immerse myself in the story and I ended up having a lot of fun. However, the reason I’m not giving this 5 stars is because of the dialogue about indigenous people’s history. The information was interesting, but I’m not indigenous, nor am I fully educated on indigenous history, (I plan on reading more about it though) so idk if they were represented in an accurate way. Lastly, I want to include a quote of dialogue that made me laugh so hard that my mom looked at me sideways.
Mind you, this was said DURING a very intense standoff. “If he so much as farts in my direction, shoot him the way I showed you.” like…LMFAOOOO

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luvey_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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sunshinemilk's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Australia is the Florida of the continents. It’s beautiful and swampy and the white people are questionable at best. I’ve lived both places and I wouldn’t be offended if anyone approached me cautiously:( I get it.

That being said, I find it really fucking weird that the author took the time to write a tribute to the true keepers of Australia - The Aboriginal people - only to then create characters out of thin air that were incredibly racist towards Aboriginal people.

This reminded me a little of the move You’re Next where there’s one young lady that has hidden talents due to their childhood and the baddies underestimate them. I’m not gonna lie..I’m a sucker for that trope! Especially when it involves a woman.

The book carried on a bit and honestly this could have been a four star read for me but it really fell short.

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batcaves's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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stephaniezd's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

WOW! What a fantastic book!! The story was so driven and the twists were unexpected (at best). I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. The ending wrapped up a bit too cleanly, but otherwise - such a phenomenal story.

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