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coffeebean216's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Sexual harassment
cottonmanifesto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy
fionamclary'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
3.5
However, Ammonite didn't really work for me as a sci-fi. The world felt far too Earthlike, and I often found myself forgetting that we were supposed to be on an alien planet in a universe where Earth also exists. Maybe Becky Chambers is too high of a bar for sci-fi worldbuilding, but if so then I am spoiled. I guess it's okay for the environment to be Earthlike since this is supposed to be a place habitable to humans, but I was frustrated with all the native life of the planet falling exactly into Earth taxonomic categories. The supposed futuristic technology felt dated, although maybe in 30 years, so will the tech of the great sci-fi authors of today. Also, why the Mirrors don't gain the additional sensory abilities that come with the virus after surviving it seemed like a moderately-sized plot hole to me. The whole espionage subplot was way underdeveloped; the final reveal was too predictable and also boring with little impact.
I'm glad to have read the debut of one of my favorite authors, but my expectations were let down in many ways. Menewood is still on my TBR (after a re-read of Hild since it's been 8 years) and I'm still excited.
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
mar's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
eleanora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
lanid'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy
rhymeswithnova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
amandabcook'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: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
etosaurus's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
All I am is an empty shell. I look all right from a distance, but up close there’s nothing there, nothing behind the pretty whorls and brittle exterior.
Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
A central plot point in this book is a virus that attacks the respiratory system and has a high, sudden mortality rate, and the main character's mother also died of a sudden illness. Additionally, on the subject of anti-vax: