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speter21's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
zajorino's review
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
abbeyhar103's review
3.0
More like three and a half. I got about 2/3 of the way through the 800 pages, and felt like I'd gotten far enough. its a series of loosely connected short stories, and so I came to a good stopping point.
billie_visible's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Animal cruelty, Ableism, and Addiction
Moderate: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Slavery, and Sexual assault
rchll's review
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
birdlesbian's review
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
alisonjfields's review
This is a book for which the star system fails utterly. On one hand, huge, ambitious, gloriously grotesque and stubborn in its insistence that you remember your history, the real awful history that built the Americas. On the other hands, it's constantly on the verge of drowning under its own weight and frequently, explicitly homophobic. Which feels especially jarring given this books concern with history, oppression and representation.
So I'm stuck between telling you that I think this is a very important, absorbing, maybe even Great Book full of things worth reading and being kind of unable to recommend it.
So I'm stuck between telling you that I think this is a very important, absorbing, maybe even Great Book full of things worth reading and being kind of unable to recommend it.