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thatmeepchic's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
noodlerabbit88's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
elvenrapier's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
misstwosense's review
2.0
It would not be responsible to recommend this book to a young person these days because it has a heavily consistent through line of fatphobia and showcases extremely negative stereotypes about fat people. Any useful ideas explored in this book can no doubt be found in more modern books that don’t share the weird biases that this author clearly had.
Which is ironic because Sleator was a gay man and, as such, reading it through that lens shows more depth and nuance than the surface text would otherwise suggest. But other than for research purposes, this book offers very little value to modern readers. (I also just personally annoyed at how wasted the interesting setting was in favor of a bunch of psychological melodrama.)
Which is ironic because Sleator was a gay man and, as such, reading it through that lens shows more depth and nuance than the surface text would otherwise suggest. But other than for research purposes, this book offers very little value to modern readers. (I also just personally annoyed at how wasted the interesting setting was in favor of a bunch of psychological melodrama.)
lauel's review
dark
tense
fast-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
2.0
arrowonred's review against another edition
3.0
I felt kind of lukewarm about the book as a whole, but the last page was amazing.
finneasty's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
themarnacle's review
4.0
A mystery book choice from a local book store. An interesting take on a dystopia child experiment with themes of addiction, conditioning, and the depths people will go to for what they want.