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desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Das tat weh. Ich glaube nicht, dass ich dieses Buch so schnell vergessen kann. Es ist so unglaublich, brutal, aggressiv, verzweifelt, verwirrt und liebevoll. Es steckt voller Verluste und Entscheidungen und (falscher) Informationen von Menschen, die man sein Leben lang kennt. Es geht um Neuanfänge, die unerwartet schief gehen, sprechende Hunde, die verstummt werden (der Hauptcharakter ist kein John Wick aber die beiden würden sich sicher verstehen) und (das) Unbekannte, was als Feind angesehen wird. Es ist unfassbar schlimm und ich bin so schockiert. Warum zur Hölle lese ich so etwas gerade eben?
Ich weiß nicht, ob ich diese Geschichte weiterempfehlen würde, ich bezweifle es, warum sollte ich andere leiden sehen wollen, nicht in diesem Ausmaß!
Ich mag dieses Buch nicht, es ist ist so kreativ und überzeugend gestaltet aber für mich zu heftig. Ich respektiere es aber. Es ist ein starkes Werk. Es hat mich nur ziemlich geschafft.
"Doing what's right should be easy. It shouldn't be just another big mess like everything else."
Graphic: Vomit, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and War
ilsota_77'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death and Genocide
Moderate: Death and Gun violence
Minor: Kidnapping, Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent
hazelmort's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence and Murder
Minor: Vomit, War, Death of parent, and Torture
notcasino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
I just didn't give 5 stars because there is one thing that keeps happening again and again, but in the last chaperts of the book you will understand why it is repeating.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, and War
halcy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
i love the emphasis Ness conveys through his writing with repetition, well placed line ends, etc.. i think there was a very good balance of world building where i could always picture the scene well but never felt like skipping to the end of the paragraph bc i was bored. big fan of the way Ness gave next to no descriptions of the characters (with the exception of Aaron’s body horror), i personally pictured Viola as a black girl and i was worried there would be a description later in the book that would mess up that image but it just never came up. last thing, i don’t know if this changes in the next books but i loved that there was no romance between Todd and Viola. i think that would have been entirely unnecessary and weird to be frank
Graphic: Animal death and Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent and Misogyny
_eleanorgreen8_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Self harm, and Animal death
rustys0rcerer'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
4.0
- Todd seems like a very unlikable but realistic character. His development is super nice to see during the story and his perseverance is jawdropping
- The poor grammar and dialect seemed odd at first, but I quickly got used to it and thought of it as normal, because the narration is Todd’s thoughts. We’re reading it as the characters hear it
- Kept me on my toes the whole time. So many moments of diverted expectations. I never knew what would happen
- Viola was my fav character cuz she’s the most logical and relatable to me I guess?
- The author did a good job of almost making me sympathize with Todd wanting to kill Aaron. Almost justified his rage and murderous intent
- Manchee did not deserve to die. What the fuck
- Ending also. What the fuck
Overall a good read. Hoping to continue the series when I’m able
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Murder, and Kidnapping
daringreader13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book pulled me in from the start. The language was a bit hard to understand at the beginning but as I kept reading it became easier. Can't wait to pick up the next book and keep going with the series
Edited 4/23/23
OH MY GOD. Reading this along with the audiobook made it ten thousand times better! I literally reacted out loud so many times and never wanted to put it down. It didn’t help that I had two dogs in my lap and one by my feet at a certain point in the book
Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Violence, War, Death of parent, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Genocide, Sexism, and Vomit
asthxte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death
Minor: Death of parent
witchchickl28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, and Violence