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lindsayorme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Incest, Mental illness, and Rape
tatitatetats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Moderate: Police brutality, Child death, and Racism
Minor: Incest, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Murder
readin_robin19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Rape
arlaines's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Rape and Incest
maceydowns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Rape, Racism, Religious bigotry, Incest, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Death
Moderate: Racial slurs, Animal death, Classism, Eating disorder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pregnancy, Slavery, and Colonisation
emjbarnes'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
4.0
Graphic: Deportation, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Racism, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Police brutality, Death, Incest, Murder, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape, Animal death, and Child death
dogearedandfurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, Deportation, and Racism
Moderate: Rape
seventhswan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don't know how to describe how affecting this story was, or how well-written. It doesn't rely on graphic descriptions of any of the horrors that befall the inhabitants of Apple Island, but the way they are alluded to and couched in figurative language is somehow worse. I can't not recommend this book, but it isn't one I expect to want to return to for a very long time.
Audrey Magee's The Colony on steroids, or perhaps tranquillisers.
Graphic: Ableism, Incest, and Racism
Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Rape, and Violence
lottie1803'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: Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Incest, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Ableism, Murder, Racism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Rape, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
bessadams'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Ableism, and Murder
Moderate: Incest, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, and Rape