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ronan_lesh'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Cultural appropriation
20sidedbi'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion
kandisebrown'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
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Police brutality, Medical content, Colonisation, and War
sarahjulianna'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Not my favorite book but I would be willing to read more from the author.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Medical content, and Abortion
badmom'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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Grief, and Religious bigotry
rachaelwho'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
I think the people who didn't like this book wanted it to be spookier and more sci-fi. This is a book about motherhood, womanhood, pregnancy, autonomy, family, ancestry, and what we owe each other. Authoritarianism and institutionalization, too. It is also about climate and catastrophe, near-future dystopia. The sci-fi conceit isn't superfluous, but this isn't quite "genre fiction" and if you wanted to get into that, I guess you probably wouldn't love this one. Reviews hung up on the "science" of the setting not making sense are... Really stunningly, jaw-droppingly missing the forest.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Deportation
jaimc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Torture, and Abortion
ekmoore11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
Minor: Abortion
becksusername'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
Re-Read: Holy fucking shit I love this book. The ending fucked me up all over again, but in a different way because I knew what was coming.
Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Outing
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury