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acemummerz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent, Death, Violence, Murder, Medical content, and Bullying
hannahrogers's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Alcohol and Confinement
prettiestwhistles'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? No
4.25
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol
purplatypus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Bullying
bebidocrimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, and Xenophobia
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Medical content, and Sexual content
wanderonwards'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
5.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
hatterell's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Something about Chambers' writing feels very different in this piece. I felt no connection to the characters, and the writing was filled with cliches and easier tropes than I'm used to seeing from this author. I'm not sure if it's due to this change in writing, or due to this being the most perspectives Chambers has written so far, but I think the characters will be forgettable.
I liked the idea that the blurb of the book promised, "what is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination?", but I think Chambers built this theme too late into the narrative for me to be invested. I think this could have been a really poignant theme to read about during lockdown, but found that the discussion of it, through mouthpieces such as Isabel, unfortunately just felt like Chambers indulging in wanting to write incredibly length, "meaningful" passages.
My favourite part of the book was the passages from the Fleet's Harmagian visitor, reflecting on aspects of Exodan life, and I would've liked to see more of these. It disappoints me that these were my favourite sections when I'm usually such a fan of Chambers' characters!
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content
troisha's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Medical content, Sexual content, Vomit, and Xenophobia