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tinyy's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"It's a wonder to be alive. If you don't understand that, how can you search for anything deeper?"
This has an extremely slow start. We don't get Luo Ji being announced as Wallfacer until around page 100, and even afterwards, it's quite slow. It does pick up quite a bit of speed in the third part. Ultimately, I think this would have been five stars had I understood more of the science happening. Way better than the first book.
This has an extremely slow start. We don't get Luo Ji being announced as Wallfacer until around page 100, and even afterwards, it's quite slow. It does pick up quite a bit of speed in the third part. Ultimately, I think this would have been five stars had I understood more of the science happening. Way better than the first book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Misogyny
badbadwolf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Grief, Colonisation, Genocide, Alcohol, Confinement, Suicide, Death, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and War
slowsmol's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Gore
somas's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Drug abuse, Misogyny, and War
gabrielofthe14th's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As with the prequel to this book the confusion continues, the pacing of the book is different from the first and it is difficult to decide if it is due to the set up or the change of translator. It is slow paced with bits of spiked climax. The characters are still difficult to love and with this story line it is difficult to determine who I should be cheering for from both a character and story line perspective. Towards the end of the book there is an incident involving the rogue spaceships, and a great battle It felt like there was a lot of words and circular thought to get to this main climax of the second book in this series. I love the overall concept and the meaning of the dark forest within the context of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
j_e_n_n's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, and War
desireewoodwhite's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
There were many parts that felt so redundant to the story… I wish it was a bit shorter as I really struggled to get through it closer to the end.
But I’ll defo pick up the third book (but later)
But I’ll defo pick up the third book (but later)
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Misogyny
ceeceereads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide and War
Minor: Misogyny
rayne_fall's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide, and War
mar's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
okay. so. the second half of this? perfectly good scifi! the first half of this? i guess the author forgot women are people in between books or something, because the way they're described and treated in this book - especially everything about the garbage fire that is the imaginary girlfriend (turned fridged wife) subplot - makes it near unreadable.
christ.
christ.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Death, Car accident, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, and Suicide