Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels

4 reviews

katsmedialibrary's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Ableism

thunderdone's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An overall intriguing book! I really enjoyed the layers to the different themes, between the more philosophical questions about what constitutes a truest version of ourselves and the ideas of being born disabled into a world not built for you, attempting to find love in spite of the world's animosity toward you. 

However, for me the ending feels like it cut those conversations short. The ending itself is intriguing, but feels far too clear cut with what I was hoping for. I think I wanted more ambiguity to each of the characters experiences to match the ambiguity to each of the other themes considered. 

I wasn't really a huge fan of the Hamlet-bloodbath.

 

The art is fascinating to me as well. It feels rather evident that the artist has done a lot of animation in the past, the pacing of the panels is slow, and rather uniform. The color palettes shine, and I will absolutely be stealing them to practice with at some point. There were some incredible panel designs, as when one of the main characters wakes up after the procedure, but most of them felt a little too static for my personal tastes. 

One detail I like: There was a biology-expert consulted for this, you can find their name in the colophon at the back of the book. I love to see it! Overall, at least this book will stick in my head for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Ableism

Moderate: Violence, Racism, and Death

nyoom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, and Suicide

booksn1octopus's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury