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dale_in_va's review
- 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
4.0
The story is a simultaneously depressing and hopeful. A distinct critique of a disfunctional society and how its corruption, cronism and sycophantic behavior results in a society that is unable to keep it's citizens safe or even respond to the ineviable results of its ineptitute.
I read this book for a book club. It is very well written, but I found it so deflating in light of current politics. It astounds me that this is the type of society that the US wants to go back to. Where cruel cowards are in charge and cause chaos in their wake with the competent left to figure out a way to clean up the the messes they leave in their wake.
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
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- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
silfron'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Hate crime, Incest, Death of parent, and Alcohol
lmcoleman2'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
eed8'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
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Incest, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Medical content
evawondergem'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Slavery and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence
kbweis's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence and Slavery
allapaz'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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
jessreadreceipts'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Child death, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Vomit, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism
amandas_bookshelf'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
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Pregnancy