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The Marriage Act by John Marrs

29 reviews

marmelb's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual assault

emma6544's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

colechapp's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: Rape

risaleel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Grief

beccabou's review against another edition

tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

Marr’s speculative fiction follows the same pattern - multi-POV with deeply flawed characters trying to navigate a dystopian world - and I love it!! Thrilling twists and the short chapters allow you eat this up so fast! Check trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

dayanitha's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Grief

Minor: Suicide

mairi99's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content, Infertility, and Infidelity

carissa230's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

In traditional John Marrs fashion we have a dystopian future where the government is in control of people's lives. In the Marriage Act people who choosed to get a Smart Marriage are granted better access to health care, better homes, education, higher pay, all for the low cost of giving up your privacy and letting AI tell you how well your marriage is going. 

We follow multiple couples within The Marriage Act. Some think Smart Marriages are great, others that hate it, but want the benefits, and others that outright hate it and work with the Freedom fighers of their time. The system can choose if you stay married, if you should divorce, and it's not always about the couple. Politics of course pay a huge part in all of this. 

The thing about these books is they're far fetched, but they're not. I could see people that would gladly give up their privacy for better things in life. People do it all the time on social media willingly. The problem is that freedom is important, privacy is essential. As humans  you need the right and ability to make decisions for yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Blood

Moderate: Violence

lostintheplot's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

lyssalu22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Violence