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angelkisses's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Death
mmccombs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A little novella that asks big questions about science and the desire to connect and the limitations of the human perspective. I do think this could have been either shorter or longer, and I didn’t love the tiny flashbacks at the very beginning (the flashbacks could have been cut altogether or just put in chronological order, they seemed ineffective the way they were included). The story was very compelling and expertly explored the ways in which the desire to know things, to forge new discoveries and hold them at an arms length in an attempt to be “objective”, can ultimately be destructive and exploitative. Kind of climate fiction, kind of horror-ish, altogether an interesting criticism of mankind’s desire to be included but ultimately “prevail” over all living things.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
caidyn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
This is a hard book to rate and review. It's so reflective and it's a huge product of the first wave of the pandemic. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about this book. It's well-written and so complex for what a short story it is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Animal death
Moderate: Infidelity
alienor's review against another edition
dark
emotional
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Infidelity, and Gore
Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Vomit
jessereadsthings's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Super interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Infidelity and Racism
mahitdzmare's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.25
sean was not deranged enough
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Animal death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Gore, and Vomit
krispy_reading's review
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
So much to think about after finishing this book. A lot is covered in 112 pages, it’s wild.
Thoughts of intimacy, relationships, work relations, ethics, funding, ownership, societal gender structure, climate crisis, etc. How far is too far? Does that something owe you something in return? When and where do you choose to take a step back in life and just observe?
I look forward to reading more of Lee’s books. I just finished watching an interview Books Are Magic did with Lee and I just want to know more of what they are reading, researching, and writing.
Thoughts of intimacy, relationships, work relations, ethics, funding, ownership, societal gender structure, climate crisis, etc. How far is too far? Does that something owe you something in return? When and where do you choose to take a step back in life and just observe?
I look forward to reading more of Lee’s books. I just finished watching an interview Books Are Magic did with Lee and I just want to know more of what they are reading, researching, and writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Cursing and Vomit
breadwitchery's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Animal death and Infidelity
Minor: Vomit, Cursing, and Sexual content
wafer's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
Holy shit this is everything I want in speculative fiction. Terribly fucked up and gorgeously written. Tackling abuse and parasocial dependency in such a way I can only describe it as “emotionally gut-wrenching in a detached way” - it’s like reading a necropsy report without a clinical eye. Brilliant.
One of those rare “I thought the cover looked cool and now it’s a top contender of the year” books for me.
One of those rare “I thought the cover looked cool and now it’s a top contender of the year” books for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Toxic relationship
hankins3022's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- 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
I will be thinking about this story for a long time. As with their first novel Summer Sons, the writing draws you in and doesn't let you go - truly visceral storytelling.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death