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growintogardens's review against another edition
2.75
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, and War
fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I love how most of the chapters are structered with an inventory of objects first and then part of the empress's story related to the objects and then a dialogue between Rabbit and her listener. It's a really interesting wax to build a story and also give a sense of the setting.
And the "love" story in the book was just so good. It's nice that it focuses on a non romantic love, and the more you (re)read the more you notice, how some things Rabbit says have double meanings and what we know about their relationships grows so nicely from chapter to chapter. With the power dynamic between the two and everything that happens, there's really a lot of room for interpretation, about what kind of love it was, or if it even was love. It adds to the whole mystery feeling, too. how this book explores two women, who were forced into difficult situations and are trying to make the best out of it and navigating their relationhip, is written very beautifully.
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Pregnancy and War
kingcrookback's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Confinement and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
librarymouse'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: War
khargaotte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Cette découverte n'a d'ailleurs pas été desservie par la traduction de Mickael Cabon, qui est d'une finesse très appréciable !
Moderate: Xenophobia and War
Minor: Murder
emimli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Death and War
maeverose's review against another edition
5.0
I was expecting to like this but I wasn’t expecting it to make me cry.
The writing is beautiful and atmospheric, the story takes it’s time and is simultaneously comforting and painful. I always love the ‘stories attached to items’ trope (is that a trope?) and this has that. I was worried I wasn’t fully understanding it at first (with all the ‘do you understand?’ moments..), but by the end I did. Well, I’m sure there are details that I missed but I understood the overall story. This is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read I think. Please read it.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Slavery, and War
Forced separation from a child and forced separation from a romantic partner, brief mention of a beheading, drowning and gutting (not detailed).camryndaytona's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
ktv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
kaziaroo'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? No
4.75
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and War