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j_emerson18'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
3.5
Graphic: Sexism, Grief, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Child death, Sexual violence, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual content, Rape, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Murder, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Car accident
maggie_gaca's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
There are moments where I really saw what the author was getting at. Bazterrica briefly touches on racism, classism, sexism, animal abuse in research/livestock industries, government control, and human trafficking. The biggest theme the reader was meant to grapple with is capitalist overconsumption and the general cruelty of human nature. However, it never reaches that poignancy to really make me sit back and reflect. I personally came out of this book with nothing new (except for some gross images), but it was almost there.
I feeI Iike I can't either recommend or not recommend this book, but it may hit others differently!
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Murder, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal death, Death, Racism, Rape, and Violence
kelisabeth'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, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Dementia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Rape
abae0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexism, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Cannibalism
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
The message is most obvious in regards to human supremacy and capitalism but the book alludes to and is easily applied to other systems of oppression.
I enjoyed the matter-of-fact, detached writing style and the almost Orwellian language.
A fascinating, deeply disturbing book with lots to unpack.
"After all, since the world began, we’ve been eating each other. If not symbolically, then we’ve been literally gorging on each other. The Transition has enabled us to be less hypocritical."
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Rape, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Child death, and Racism
Minor: Dementia, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Slavery, and Suicide
Other: ecofascism, trophy hunting, graphic descriptions of animal agriculture, slaughterhouse operations and animal testing/experimentationraebennison's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Sexism, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Rape, Animal death, and Torture
howilliams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
It’s tough to know how much distance we want between ourselves and people who would terrify us… reading is an invitation into minds we may be afraid of. I was horrified by the main character yet also felt deep empathy for his grief. That’s what reading can do- create empathetic links even in the imaginary….
The end was… astounding and I did not see it coming. Well done
Moderate: Sexual violence, Body horror, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Murder
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
iridaceae'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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Sexism, Torture, Rape, Slavery, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Body horror
cooldudenick's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Cannibalism and Sexism
Moderate: Pregnancy and Rape