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roxiehrt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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 death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
corymbia'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
5.0
a not so subtle reflection of society and values
disgusting, horrifying, delicious.
read it in 2 days.
i love this book
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Torture, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Grief, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Pedophilia and Dementia
ex_hardesty'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
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
ahhmii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
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 cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicide, Dementia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Murder
beecaelin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Child death and Suicide
morgue666'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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Torture, and Excrement
readersbutterfly'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? No
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
paigehf's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder