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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, Child death, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
merbears's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Dementia, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism
elinhaldira's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism
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: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Cannibalism, and Classism
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, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, and Classism
a_stroberry's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic