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aileron's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, War, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Lesbophobia, Child death, and Animal death
Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, Racism, Cannibalism, Miscarriage, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts
oceia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
What a strange and compelling book. I feel like I've never read a sci-fi book quite like it so I can't compare it. Except that I want more - which makes me have mixed feelings about the fact that it's not(?) a standalone. Every character is so compelling because of all of the trolley problems they are constantly facing.
Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Body horror, and Gun violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Medical content, and War
Minor: Death of parent, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Alcoholism
third_bookworm's review
dark
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
Truly loved this book. Deeply bizarre, quite upsetting at points. I love and respect Seth Dickinson's ability to introduce a horrible possibility that all the characters work to try to avoid, and then to investigate what happens if that comes true. Deeply compelling relationships between characters.
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Rape
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