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20sidedbi's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Genocide, Blood, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Child death and Trafficking
Because this book tries to explore what an inverse reality of sexism and violence would look like, Alderman does not shy away from the reality of sexualized violence. I don't think her descriptions were gratuitous or sexualizing of sexual violence, but they were unflinching.theresamaiden's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, War, and Violence
riffmonkey's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The characters were boring and the worldbuilding was worse. This is trying so hard to make some sort of point and comparison to the real world that it just makes no fucking sense in the story. Choices that are made to show something supposedly meaningful but really it just makes no sense for the world and the characters.
Conclusion; fuck this, fuck this world, reverse sexism would never happen and is stupid. I hated it.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Misogyny
Minor: Rape
keeper_of_dark_materials's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and War
mikki_9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Racism, and Transphobia
cnidariar3x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Death, War, Death of parent, and Cursing
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Child death
Minor: Ableism and Bullying
no_shelf_control's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
nell_bell's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
alexbobalex's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Cannibalism, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Biphobia, Antisemitism, and Acephobia/Arophobia
LOOK AT THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. This book it for a mature audience and contains many, many triggers.andersf'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence