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orlagal's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol, Incest, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide
camsara99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is one of the most beautifully written I have read in a long time. The prose itself completely sucked me in, not to mention the incredibly well-constructed story. Natalie Haynes did a phenomenal justice to all of these characters who always seem to come second to their male counterparts, if not just ignored completely.
I particularly loved the chapters about Cassandra. Haynes wrote her with such care and intelligence, while still keeping the youth of the character clear. I was happy to see in the afterword that this character was her favourite as well.
I also strongly recommend listening to the audiobook for this. It is narrated by the author so you hear everything exactly as it was intended, and the performance is phenomenal. I can’t wait to read more from Natalie Haynes going forward.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
abeeeeee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, and War
hannahhansa's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: War
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Sexual violence, Child death, Murder, and Death
Minor: Infidelity, Animal death, Blood, and Gore
kiandrareadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Minor: Animal death
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The chapter about the Amazons was interesting though and I found Cassandra’s point of view compelling, so three stars.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, and Infidelity
Minor: Cannibalism, Eating disorder, and Incest
oliverlang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Read this book.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
augustinecarmichael's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Rape
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, and Genocide
Moderate: Suicide and Blood