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toodrew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It does not work as a comedy because of this. You can't make
Graphic: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and War
prairieraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Sometimes the line was blurred between satire and alarming perspective accuracy.
Moderate: Excrement, Fatphobia, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Child abuse, Classism, Infidelity, Torture, Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Violence, War, Slavery, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Deportation, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Alcohol, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Car accident, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
a5urr4's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I also didn't entirely enjoy seeing Zoey constantly get the shit beat out of her. I feel like its really toeing the line between "Women can get roughed up, too, fuck the Hays Code" and "she is getting the shit beat out of her BECAUSE she is a 'just' a 'normal' woman." It might have been better if there were women characters able to dish it out too, but Echo was the only other woman in the story with agency, and she never really did any actual combat. Plus, despite any tongue-in-cheek commentary that was intended by her doing the whole "seductress" thing, that was still very much a thing she did. Without really deconstructing it (And it was lowkey something Zoey did, too. And her mom??)
However I DID read the whole thing, it was mostly fun, and I AM considering reading the other books in the series. The world-building combined with the action was immersive, and the voice hooked me from page one, for better or worse lol. Hopefully the author has grown in the decade or so since he's started writing these. Or at least has had some actual people of color and women who are not his friends beta read for him.
Graphic: Fatphobia and Misogyny
Moderate: War and Sexual violence
tiernanhunter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Medical trauma, Racism, Torture, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Vomit, War, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Physical abuse