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mac23'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
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Child death, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Cancer, Death, and Classism
happylilfaerie's review against another edition
2.5
None of the interesting aspects bought up were explored - hyperempathy, company towns, how to live off the land, and building community in disaster.
The masses walking on foot from one part of the country to another to seek safety and resources echoes very familiarly to me as an Iraqi. Just look at Falisteen right now. We help each other, protect each other, share our food etc. I suppose a population as savage and uncivilised as the west couldn’t be expected to know how to behave when resources become scarce.
Why was the unethical relationship between a teenager and a 57 year old, a whole 40 years older, normalised and made to seem okay? That man is a predator, I don’t give a shit how “mature” the child seems.
The side characters kind of blurred together, instead of personality and development, they were given sob backstories.
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Torture, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual assault
audwild's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Slavery, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Racism, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, and Kidnapping
ib_ratton'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? No
5.0
I love literary apocalypse books like these! The character focus, the slow changes of society to ruin, and the need for man to band together to create something better are themes heavy in this book. And although they're not any original ideas, the writing is truly unique and makes the story extremely compelling.
Trigger warnings for just about everything as the book touches on some gruesome topics. But if you like Books like The Road by Cormac McCarthy, you'll enjoy this one even more.
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia, Slavery, Rape, Trafficking, and Cannibalism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
romanticmelody'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Classism, Police brutality, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Slavery, Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Rape
bloodiedorange's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
However, as this novel trudged on, the main character became increasingly annoying, entitled, and controlling. She believed her 'Earthseed' to be absolute truth, and continued to share it with anyone she could. I didn't like this at all. Then, toward the end, she, a newly eighteen-year-old girl embarks on a romantic and sexual relationship with a fifty-seven-year-old man; a man older than her father. No, this is not talked about much. Characters make some comments on the age gap, but I suppose in apocalypse, 'mature' children and old men make the best of pairs.
Also, it isn't even science fiction. Drugs and mental illness don't count.
Graphic: Incest, Drug use, Death of parent, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship
ifigeneiatsa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
The only part of the story that I really did not like was that the main character (18 years old) engaged in a sexual relationship with someone who is over 40 years her senior and it was described as a good/ common thing. This is deeply problematic and it isn't described as a both thing in the novel. Truly disappointing.
Overall, it is scary how real and close the world that Butler described in the 1990s, is to today.
Quote: "Why personify change by calling it God?"
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
katadamz'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? Yes
4.75
I’m still tossing around what I think about the portrayals romantic relationships in the novel (both mixed race and age gaps). I wonder if those are just jarring against how accurate the rest of the novel felt.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Sexism, Rape, Cannibalism, Child death, Racism, and Sexual assault
frankieclc's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Incest
niebezpiecznygroszek'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Violence, Drug use, Grief, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Rape