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grets_reads'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
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Bullying and Domestic abuse
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Genocide, Police brutality, Abortion, Colonisation, and Classism
skudiklier'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Colonisation
chelseareads'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Police brutality, and Abortion
its_van_vulpen's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Genocide, Abortion, Alcohol, and Colonisation
stephbakerbooks'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? Yes
5.0
Our characters are introduced to us slowly and without much explanation; we figure out what's happening to them at the same time they do. So there's a fair amount of confusion at the beginning but things start to become clear and we do know more than the characters in that we know they are the embodiment of each of the boroughs—but that's about all we know at first. I loved all of the word play happening in this book—from the character names to the chapter titles, it was making me smile the whole time.
The plot was also intriguing. From the prologue, it moves at a steady pace, and an imminent threat and danger is clear. The ending doesn't end on a cliffhanger but things are definitely not resolved, and I am very anxious for book two!
This book is very New York and if you have any love for the city, you'll enjoy reading it. If you've lived in NYC at all, you'll recognize a lot more references in this book than I probably did. I can't wait to see where this story goes, because honestly the things you could do with the concept of cities as people...I just love a unique fantasy story!
Graphic: Cursing and Racism
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Transphobia, and Abortion
kait_sixcrowsbooks'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
Overall, it was a great reading experience, if a bit of a slow start on my part.
Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
ofbooksandechos'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? Yes
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault
gabbadabbadoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Lesbophobia
erin_a_ziraphale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I can tell that I liked the book, a lot, but at the same time it was a difficult read for me.
Maybe it was the pacing, maybe it is because I found it cartoonish and outlandish at times, it definitly is because it faced me with worst parts of myself, my own biases and my own faults as a person, ironically that was the part that draw me in and made this story one that will stay with me, forever safe in my soul.
This was a beautiful cacophiny, an amazing antithesis and something I will start shoving at all my friends and aquentancies faces' the moment it comes out on my native language.
I am starved for more N. K. Jemsin!!!
"I have hated this city. I have loved this city. I will fight for this city until it won't have me anymore."
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism
We need a content warning for graphic depictions of Al-right bullshit, because only people emotionaly prepared to deal with that should engange.apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Stalking, Abortion, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail