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ugoglen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-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
1.0
This was the hardest to slog through of all the Heinlein books yet. I genuinely wasn't sure I could finish it. The first half or so of the book is his typical do-it-alone tough guy, bossing around his family in their early stage survival after nuclear holocaust. The second half is after they are picked up by an existing civilization and realize they are on the unexpected end of a racial slavery dynamic. This book has not aged particularly well. Although I do think there are some interesting takeaways from the inversion, they are buried under so much racist and misogynist bullshit that it was hard to get any benefit.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Cannibalism and War
Minor: Incest
felinity's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Cannibalism and War
Minor: Child death and Death
jls068's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Cannibalism
smartens's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy