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celery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Blood, War, Death, Antisemitism, Sexism, Violence, Deportation, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Xenophobia
gracielou2000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Racial slurs, and Grief
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Homophobia, Death of parent, Medical content, and Murder
madeline_schmidt20'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: War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Violence, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Grief
Moderate: Child death
antonebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Child death, Xenophobia, War, Sexual violence, and Death
Moderate: Rape
taracloudclark'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, War, Blood, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Rape, Child abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Hate crime, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Animal cruelty
xoxo_vick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: War and Sexual violence
I mean its takes place during the prime time of WW2erebus53's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The book was slow. It was the first time that I have ever noted the similarity between the stories of apocalyptic zombie survival, and those of refugees. There is a lot of cross country wandering.. hoping you are going in the right direction, not knowing if anyone you run into is going to be friend or foe, not knowing if you will find food or shelter, and coming up with a Plan to hold a ragtag bunch of travelers, of different ages and backgrounds, together long enough that they might get someplace safe.
This is the second story I have read recently with a blind girl in a world war. It was hard to read this book and not be occasionally reminded of "All The Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr. This is also because in both stories there is a viewpoint of a German soldier as counterpoint to what is going on with those fleeing. The depiction of the main German character is interestingly unsympathetic, as he turns out to be a jumped up coward, universally disliked by his fellows, and radiating hot waves of obsessive, sociopathic Incel Energy. I'm sure this jab is a lot more meta, than useful for building the story, but he is certainly a part of this book that I won't forget in a hurry.
The story was ..ok. I didn't dislike it, but it's not something that would bob to the top of my recommendations list.
Graphic: War, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Sexual violence, Hate crime, and Animal cruelty
emmiewrites_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, War, Violence, and Sexual violence
cchloetthompson'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
4.0
Minor: Sexual violence
emily_koopmann's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, War, Xenophobia, Death, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Medical content