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detective_rascal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It is a slog to get through, I would not recommend it. The author doesn't know how to not sexualise a female character and the men have constant and consistent sex. I cannot emphasise this enough, no woman comes out of this unsexualised, and there is badly written sex at least once a chapter if not more. People are always masturbating or thinking about sex or having sex, it's not erotic and feels out of place a good 90% of the time. It absolutely detracts from any hard sci-fi present, the proof of that you can find in the last 20 pages where the story is at its best and the main characters aren't having any sex. Has some interesting ideas, but the author's clear horniness, and disdain for the marginalised (POC, addicts, disabled people, women, queer people, etc), makes it near unreadable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Incest
Moderate: Death, Confinement, and Toxic friendship
aredridel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Some pretty grotesque sexuality, in ways that did not serve the story (and were more general than a single character) and I didn't find the ending was enough of a payoff. The serial killer sub-plot seemed unneeded to tell the story, too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Death, Confinement, and Body horror
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