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chris_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Gore, Racial slurs, Self harm, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Alcohol
jamiee_f's review
I couldn't motivate myself to finish
I looked up the ending after I met the men who created the center by paying slaves to participate and submit their bodies/souls to the process, because the book was moving too slowly, and it was no longer fun how unlikable all these characters were. I was more interested in understanding the how and why of the process, that's what I was hoping for, but it didn't feel fleshed out enough (no pun intended). I also didn't like the reveal at the end that our main character decided to dedicate her own soul to the Centre. Like...why? It was unsatisfying to me.
I wanted to like it, I wish the ending third did it for me, because the premise was so call and the first two thirds I enjoyed! I would try another work from this author.
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
melliedm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A part of me wanted to stay in this narrative for another 200 pages, but it truly does end in a powerful place, leaving us with the questions of what Anisa has observed vs what she has learned.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Cultural appropriation
chase0w0'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? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
meg_thebrave's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Racism and Cultural appropriation
lizzym126's review
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, and Cultural appropriation
jessy4550'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Grief, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
Moderate: Vomit and Alcohol
bloupibloupreads'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? No
1.25
Graphic: Cannibalism
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Islamophobia, and Murder
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
dafni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cannibalism
Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Colonisation
melanieripple's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia
Minor: Gore and Racial slurs