Reviews

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

thecaptainand's review against another edition

dark

3.5

soupgirl9's review against another edition

2.0

sigh... yall i really wanted to like this one but the characters were so flat and boring that i just couldn't care. also i really liked borne but the fact he was barely in the second act of the book like?? he really didn't have much point to the plot beyond straining wick and rachel's relationship but they made up at the end so it really didn't even matter???? ALSO THE FACT THAT WICK LIVED BUT BORNE DIED PISSED ME OFF LIKE??????

tldr this could have been so good but it fell flat imo

marusinp's review against another edition

5.0

Excellent eco-dystopian piece w/ some of the most dreary visions of future maybe not as distant as one would think. Harsh, but in some sense psychadelic universe full of scents, sweat, biologically modified creatures (who however still resemble humans/animals just enough for reader to relate to or identify w/). Solid underlying concepts included. Unique off-the-wall gem of contemporary sci-fi.

jade's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

setlledbullet9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

bulwark's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Body horror, Child death, and Death

lionthebrian's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

bookmaxxing's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

woah. this book rules

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Death, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual content and Cannibalism

TW: many many bugs and insect horrors

pages_with_panda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• 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

4.0

the_sunken_library's review against another edition

2.0

I have no idea what the hell happened in this book, all I know is that reading it was an utter drag.

So many questions left unanswered, so much of the world not explained, it gets two stars because I like a good, over sized monster fight and it at least delivered that.