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An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

126 reviews

stripes_and_naps's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

This book was intense, but overall a very good read. I felt like the author did a great job building the world and the characters, so much so that I found myself wishing there was a sequel. I would definitely recommend this book to others, though with a strong caution to review the trigger warnings and be prepared for graphic content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Body horror, Racism, Lesbophobia, Murder, Rape, Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Classism, Colonisation, Homophobia, Torture, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Self harm, Violence, Toxic friendship, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

madzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

Wow! I am not a fan of sci-fi or dystopian fiction, but this one is so good! Solomon really creates vivid and unique characters that you feel so connected to. They do such a great job of exploring the big ideas and themes they present, with wonderful ideas about how humans interact with the world and society. Sometimes moments can get lost through a jumble, but overall, this book is highly unique and just plain good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Classism, Mental illness, Homophobia, Confinement, Medical content, Slavery, Violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia

thebakersbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Racism, Violence, Slavery, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Body shaming, Abortion, and Forced institutionalization

astridrv's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

It took me a few chapters to get into it but I am now smitten with Solomon's prose. Aster is such a great protagonist, complex, real, unpredictable whilst making perfect sense. I am in love with Theo and thankful to have spent time with them both. The story telling is exquisite, I love the structure (with some jumps and folk tales and non-linear elements). The content is hard to stomach but true to the complexities of trauma and resistance. Also gender feels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Abortion, Child death, Classism, Homophobia, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Medical content

smith2ds's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Medical trauma, Rape, Abortion, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Blood, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Body horror

joaniffer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Blood, Death, Child death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Child abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness

shinie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Death of parent, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death and Child abuse

kwthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Suicide, Mental illness, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Cursing, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Pedophilia and Death of parent

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Torture, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Classism, Death, Child death, Racism, Medical content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Self harm, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Transphobia, Gun violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexism, Abortion, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, Incest, Animal death, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse

kadomi's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

What a debut. This is a very dark book, set onboard the Matilda, a giant spaceship with an artificial sun that is taking people away from Earth from an unnamed catastrophe. But society on the ship is strictly segregated. Led by white supremacists in the upperdecks, all people of color live in the lower decks and are held like slaves to do all manual labor. One of those slaves is Aster, the main character. She works as an assistant for the Surgeon, a very religious medic who is also a bastard of a previous leader, and a lowerdeck woman. Aster's mother died under strange circumstances shortly after Aster's birth, and now she is trying to make sense of the many notes that her mother left behind. As the new leader starts a brutal vendetta against Aster, she learns the truth about Matilda's journey and what her mother achieved.

It's really not for the faint of heart, this book, because it needs a lot of content warnings.

It really shocked me to see how casually Aster treats herself with creams in preparation of common sexual assault from the guards, for example.

It's brutal, sometimes confusing, doesn't always make sense why Aster gets so singled out, but it was also a good book to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and Child abuse