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kmnickley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, War, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia
aerolich'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
3.5
Graphic: War, Animal death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Child death, Gaslighting, and Medical content
abby_reads_books'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Genocide, Grief, War, Blood, Chronic illness, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
alexalily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Minor: Cannibalism, Child death, and Animal death
jersy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Huge time jumps can be tricky for me, but here it worked well. While the overall message and outcome was predictable, I really liked the smaller things in which the narratives were connected and seeing the progression. There are horrible things implied in every of the time periods but I never contemplated them much until the last part where something played a part that felt pretty hard-hitting for me. There is still a sprinkle of humor in the book as well.
While I enjoyed the story, this is mostly a book of ideas, so if you need a tight narrative or even action to be engaged, this probably won't work for you. I couldn't put in down because I was purely fascinated.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Terminal illness
jenny_d's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wouldn't recommend this book to everyone. I would recommend the individual parts to different people.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Death
Minor: Antisemitism