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sunn_bleach'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? Yes
3.5
Yet, as with some other mixed opinion reads this year, I still liked it. The ultimate "fuck you" to God at the end and mordant tendency toward fatalism is incredible. I had a friend who in his early 20s called himself a "Bokononist", and I see why.
Graphic: Suicide and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Bullying, and Animal death
sreddous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Kurt Vonnegut's "deadpan" sense of humor is so efficient for the really difficult and dark topics he writes about. I loved it in Galapagos, and I love it here -- I'm able to really absorb the genuinely beautiful prose and quotations and dialogue because I sort of do feel like I'm reading 'a religious text.' There's a strange balance of spiritual lightness with very dark and pessimistic outlooks that doesn't feel tonally-dissonant.
The plot was hard to predict, and I actually got anxious (in a good way!) once the 'final event' started happening. It's so well-paced the way that things fall one after the other, and you KNOW what's about to happen next. Great suspense, great buildup!
Moderate: Racism and Animal death
mxhcat's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Colonisation
Minor: Cancer and Animal death
nnmrir's review against another edition
Graphic: Racism and Animal death
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Suicide, War, and Ableism
Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Colonisation, Confinement, Medical content, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Grief, Excrement, Genocide, and Slavery
Also includes technically legal but nonetheless predatory age gaps.senpai_no_lie's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.75
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Ableism
Chapters are very short so it's a fast read.salm0n's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, War, and Slavery
onceandfuturereads's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Moderate: Suicide and Animal death
joensign's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism and Death
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism
Minor: Body shaming, Animal death, and Suicide
myaharmon'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, and Sexual content