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A review by hedsek
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I found the book really hard to follow, maybe even more so than the first part. Baru seems like a completely different person, which makes sense given the things she's done, but in a very weird teenagery way for some reason. I am super confused by her relation with almost everyone, but maybe it's supposed to be that way? There was some beautiful prose though, and as with the previous book the ending was very climactic and makes me want to read the next book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Biphobia, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy