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dennyiii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, Animal cruelty, Grief, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Sexual assault
danaslitlist's review against another edition
Support of rebellion, support of the oppressed when it only applies to fiction is negligent and transparent.
Edit: He also quoted the actual war criminal Henry Kissinger and said: “for those hating on Kissinger, LOL, read everything. Especially if it’s your enemies textbook. Knowledge kills evil. Stay in your own echo chamber and you will only ever know your opinion.” So he can go fuck himself
Graphic: Classism, Death, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Gore, Murder, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, War, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent and Animal death
sonnybonobo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I had a really hard time finding anything like-able about the main character. We’re constantly told about the MCs motivations, but they don’t feel genuine throughout the book. Just constantly saying my wife, my wife, makes his motivations feel very superficial.
Pretty obvious misogyny bleeding through into the writing. Even outside of the sexual violence, women were often treated as objects of war and martyrs. The only substantial female character is of course the love interest and every interaction with her is overshadowed by MCs feelings toward her. Also constantly comparing her to his wife was weird as hell.
Also some casual homophobia that didn’t provide anything to the plot or characters. Just didn’t need to be there, making it really gross read through.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Sexism
Minor: Cannibalism
marla_arguelles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child death, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, War, Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual content
sttormy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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Overall, REALLY loved this book. Only one complaint… using being a girl as an insult is unnecessary.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Gore, Classism, Bullying, Death, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Torture, and Misogyny
Minor: Animal death
Lots of talk of rape/sexual assault that occursisotope_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, War, Torture, Slavery, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Classism, Racism, Gore, and Misogyny
Moderate: Blood and Animal death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cannibalism
brennapatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, War, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Xenophobia, Torture, Alcohol, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
gilberik's review against another edition
When it brought up another beloved caring wife, and fridged her in the same paragraph? Yeah I don't think I want to get deeper into this book. Not gonna suffer through that thank you, definitely not for me.
Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Slavery, and Death
ka_ke's review against another edition
I’m all for rallying the people against the oppressors, I think these stories are truly important, however there has to be a way to get the point across in less pages or with faster pacing.
Also… you can tell a hetero-cis-male wrote the series.
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Slavery, Confinement, Violence, War, Gore, Misogyny, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Body shaming, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Rape
rubyroses'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
4.75
Our main character Darrow is an interesting one. The journey he goes on is long and never ending. He’s a smart boy who is always struggling to stay ahead and often is falling one step behind but when he wins he doesn’t it magnificently. It’s the struggle that makes him interesting. Like most characters he is not perfect at the beginning and he is not perfect at the end. He is overwhelmingly human (😉).
But, don’t read this book just for Darrow. Every character from Cassius to Servo (he’s my favourite) have their own brilliant moments. The writing is genuinely hilariously witty even in the most tense moments.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Death, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Medical content, Classism, War, Animal death, Colonisation, Police brutality, and Sexual assault