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nzhuo5392's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.75
I've studied this book in about four or five classes at this point and I'm still learning from it. Shelley exposes the instability of the male ego so many times over it's actually insane. She tries and fails to spark discourse about issues that she, as an upper class white woman, doesn't have a lot of lived familiarity with (especially with the Safie storyline), but the little jabs at sexism and masculinity are done wonderfully.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Grief, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Homophobia
martyrdomx5's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical content, and Incest
Minor: Religious bigotry
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