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lightscamerazaction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Classism
bluedaisies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, and Medical content
konohimawari's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Please check the CWs lol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
alexlynx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The queerness and neurodivergent aspects?! Damn, I felt really called out sometimes, in the best way.
I will say, I was and still am confused about the last chapter. But the whole thing? Masterpiece, damn.
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
solenodon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Self harm and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual violence and Colonisation
blakeandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Silas is such an incredible main character. He is able to see and articulate his differences and similarities between his peers in such powerful ways. I’ve never read a historical fiction novel with an autistic character, and I am so impressed by White’s care in writing Silas. The horrors he sees and endures. The life that society has expected him to live.
The romance between him and Daphne (trans love interest) 🥹🫶🏻 It was so wonderful, and I could not get enough of them! The immediacy for seeing each other as they truly are was so beautiful 😭 I love them, and I enjoyed getting to see them being their true selves in society at the end.
I’m looking forward to reading more by Andrew Joseph White.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
dreareads_'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
twistedserval's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, and Abortion
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
seobookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I also think it's an insanely brilliant choice to put body horror through the lens of being trans, where the horror is people perceiving your body not as what it really is to start, rather than the classic take of you being horrified by your body.
Because that's just reality for so many people and good horror done right is like scifi -- it puts you in a fantastical situation to illustrate something fundamentally wrong with our world. And this was damn good horror.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Murder