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fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Murder, Homophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Deportation, Grief, and Miscarriage
rieviolet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The writing style is good but at times it gets a bit too much overwritten and descriptive for my personal taste, and that was an issue I had with his previous book too. It's not that I don't appreciate a nice metaphor or simile from time to time, but here there is definitely an overabundance of them.
The setting and the historical background are really interesting but I struggled a lot with the characters. It's not just that they were (almost all) quite unlikeable, I also found it difficult to connect with them, they felt distant and a bit flat. By the end, I didn't care much to learn more about them and about what their fate would be, I was more interested in getting a resolution for the plot concerning the trial/murder mystery.
I've heard from another reviewer that it felt a bit like this book lacked a clear centre onto which the reader could focus, and I completely agree. There is a lot going on (multiple story threads plus a double POV), but in the end I'm not sure what I was supposed to take away from it.
Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Homophobia, and Infidelity
Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Racism, Fatphobia, Gun violence, War, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness
Minor: Confinement, Alcoholism, Classism, Blood, Rape, Cursing, Suicide, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, and Gore
machenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death, Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, Infidelity, Blood, and Homophobia
theredheded_bibliomaniac'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
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Xenophobia, Death, and War
196books'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Murder, Colonisation, and Racial slurs
Minor: Death and Rape