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lesbegays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
i never would have read this if not for it being a book club pick, but i don’t regret it.
MAJOR content warning for societal homophobia of the sort you would expect from a puritan nation in the 1600s.
Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Infidelity, Death, Animal death, Outing, Pregnancy, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism
Minor: Confinement, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Slavery, and Colonisation
moogblue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Blood, Suicide attempt, Outing, Murder, Abortion, Slavery, Rape, Sexism, and Death
soupy_twist'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, and Homophobia
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Slavery
charleyyyyy's review against another edition
The racism and homophobia realy bothered me. It made me so uncomfortable, if I'd have known that this book would have contained such strong racism and homophobia, that is never combated, I wouldn't have picked it up.
I get that this fits with the time period and that it would have been unrealistic for a black man and a gay man to exist in this time and not face prejudice, but when writing things like that, the narrative should fight against this so that the book doesn't end up pushing these ideas.
For a white author to use the N word is gross and completely unnecessary.
It's clear that the author only uses Johannes' queerness as a shocking plot twist, and something to add to the tragedy of the main charicters life.
Also the word "sodomite" is used to describe his sexuality???
Speaking of the main charicter, i didn't like her at all. She was just so selfish and annoying and bland that I just can't get myself to care about her.
So I gave up reading it bc these are things I just can't get past. I know I won't enjoy reading it, so I won't.
Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Homophobia, Slavery, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Blood and Misogyny
fbarros'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
3.25
I was a bit disappointed with the final turn of events as well as the explanation of the main plot though. I also didn't feel very connected to the characters.
However the intigre and the background of the book made it worth my time.
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Murder, Medical trauma, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Slavery, and Medical content
rayne31'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Medical trauma and Blood
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, and Homophobia
Minor: Death, Torture, Slavery, Stalking, and Racism
rhi_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Animal death, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Slavery, and Torture
nrogers_1030'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: Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Outing, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Excrement, Racism, Vomit, and Sexual content
Minor: Racial slurs, Torture, Abortion, Child death, Slavery, and Alcoholism
thequiltyreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Excrement, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Outing, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Slavery, Vomit, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, and Medical trauma
itsbumley'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Excrement, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Abortion, Animal death, Grief, Outing, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Slavery