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miwandie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The writing was engaging and well-paced but fell short when it came to characters that were anyone but Marcos.
Obviously the themes are supposed to be grotesque but oof,
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, and Child death
Moderate: Death, Violence, Classism, Animal cruelty, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
addy_rose'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Slavery, Trafficking, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Pedophilia
merbears's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gore, Classism, Murder, and Animal death
Moderate: Trafficking, Pregnancy, Child death, Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual content
Minor: Rape
xeno_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Pregnancy, Vomit, Ableism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Animal death, Abandonment, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Blood, Infertility, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Child death, Body horror, Torture, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Slavery, Classism, and Sexual harassment
jagoda_readsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
It's certainly not a book I would recommend to anyone I know and it was way more explicit and brutal than I thought it would be to be honest, since I went in nearly completely blind, only knowing that the main topic would be structural cannibalism.
But it will stay in my thoughts a long time and it has a lot of themes you can talk about. I also actually liked that there was no real moral to take away from it because the main protagonist himself is part of the system and it's exclusively told from his pov. So you have to interpret everything yourself.
For a lot of the book I kinda felt like I should feel sorry for the protagonist, but in the end I'm very happy that I didn't 😅
Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Classism, Sexual violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Murder, Slavery, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Torture, and Child death
elinhaldira's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Classism, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Animal death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, Murder, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Gore, Racism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, and Death
catchingabreaktoday's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Genocide, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Death
arexaru'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Classism, and Gore
a_stroberry's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, and Slavery
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Classism, and Dementia
blueyapologist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Torture, Drug use, Animal death, Addiction, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Blood, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Body horror, Dementia, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Gore, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Murder, Misogyny, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Racism, Genocide, Car accident, and Animal cruelty