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audreymck's review
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Gun violence, Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Violence
taaniasill'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, and Gun violence
rainbow_narwhal'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The main characters were interesting to some extent. Noriko was unfortunately written not well. She was a damsel in distress for the most part. Quiet, shy, and submissive with a lack of identity and hardly any background story when so much was dedicated to fleshing out other characters. I was so disappointed that at
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, and Gore
cozyscones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Gore, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
vandistarrr's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence
livia_jewel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Child death
gravityqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
careinthelibrary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Did I remember all ~50 characters? No! But the reading pace kept me flying through it and the 20ish that were most important were definitely memorable. The size of the book flew by with the pacing of the short, intense chapters.
This new translation is more action-packed than the original (I compared line by line with the audiobook of the original English translation). You can tell this translator has worked on manga and video games before because the fight scenes are so much smother. But whichever version you have, read it.
What a thrilling, unexpectedly emotionally charged, bloody, anti-fascist roller coaster. This is the inspiration behind Hunger Games and battle royale style video games, but way more politically incendiary.
Graphic: Classism, Child death, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Gun violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Medical content, Classism, Grief, Suicide, Rape, and Mental illness
Minor: Car accident
dakinpj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Sexism
wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Child death
Moderate: Child abuse