Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Dark Eden by Chris Beckett

6 reviews

logecatt's review against another edition

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Very boring, strange language system, couldn't connect with characters or story.
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deyanira's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I LOVE sci-fi, but I'd never read a book with this sort of setup, so it really blew me away. I'm not sure if I'd say there's a LOT of character development per se, but the dark background of their world and how things play out was so interesting, I couldn't put the book down. I will say, I wouldn't recommend this book for kids to read, and please check out the content warnings before reading because there were some parts that, while they struck my morbid curiosity, were pretty gross to get through. That said, I'm sticking with my 5-star rating for a reason, and I'm about to start the next in the trilogy. 

(Minor spoiler, nothing specific.) Despite the perhaps bleak outlook on human nature, the
criticisms of religion, tradition for traditions' sake, and the look at gender roles and socialization
were absolute highlights of the book for me.
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pollyno9's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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neens_m's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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meshell's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

I read this book to get to the end, but I can’t say I enjoyed it. It captured my curiosity in the beginning but eventually  it felt like a bit of a dreary slog but I wanted to know how it ended. 
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catsy2022's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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