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charlott_e's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Minor: Blood and Vomit
jmboff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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Jean wasn't really that impressive of a main character. I hated her affair with Lorenzo and how accepting Patrick was of it. Like no fight or anything left in him, but he dies for her and it's like she didn't even care too much.
And Dell and Sharon, I wish their stories were more involved.
There was just too much of the same type of scenes. I enjoyed a good portion of it, but wish it expanded more on other plot lines and less on the plot line of them working in the lab incessantly.
I also feel like it was too unrealistic and forcing it to be realistic. Obviously it's fiction and dystopian. But I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that you can't even get half the population to agree to wear a mask, but we're supposed to believe that the entire country would be okay with putting electric shock devices on all women to punish them for speaking? I just couldn't even imagine this in a fictitious sense. You're telling me not one single person or group would fight back and uproot that system or attempt to assassinate the president and they just go along with it? Nah.
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Overall it was alright. Thankfully it was narrated by Julia Whelan so that saved it🤣
Minor: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
ams45's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Racism, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
gemma7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I was really enjoying the book but the ending was not IT!
Why is everything told and not shown?
Some things were too convenient to be true
Also, Olivia was at Patrick's funeral? Surely she couldn't have survived what happened to her?? Unless it was her one handed ghost.
Still quite impressive for a debut novel.
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Pregnancy
Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, and Abortion
sadiaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Interesting oremise - reminiscent of the handmaids tale
Loved the short chapters
Was fast paced, read it in a day
Cons
Second half of the book was lacking, not sure I understood the ending
Also I know this is based on jeans story, but I would've liked to have known more about Patrick, his perspective
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Blood
btrz7's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, and Medical content