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te_ss_i's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, and Genocide
bookish_bobbie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Torture
the_book_nook'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: Slavery, Vomit, Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Torture, Terminal illness, War, Classism, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Animal death
jselliot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I see the movie as an alternate universe, and while it's not book-accurate, it's still entertaining for its own reasons.
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence
Minor: War, Medical content, Ableism, and Medical trauma
alessiareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Basically, this “dystopian” society prepares kids for 12 years, when they reach the age, they are given jobes that fit them. For example, you could help old people, work with new borns and girls could also be given the job to give birth three times then work and die. That meaing at just twelve years old you could he told that in the next years/months you’re forced to have a baby. The edition of this book I have says something on the back like “This book will intrigue youngsters to read more and apprecite writing” appreciate writing??? When it’s an actual basic writing. If I wasn’t into reading, as a teenager, and if this was my first book I would totally think of reading as a burden not pleasure.
Now I’m not mad about the book, and people who enjoy dark books could more or less like this one, I’m mad about the innocence created around it. It’s supposed to intrigue you into reading more, inspire you, it’s powerful but I don’t see it??? I’ve read the same type of dark books or even darker but they’re KNOWN as dark, there’s no hiding behind a “oh this is suitable for kids!!”. Now , do youself a favour and search for better dystopian books. In my opinion and strictly mine, this isn’t a good book at all.
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
emmaopaline'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
stacy837's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Murder and Physical abuse
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Emotional abuse
leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Reading it as an adult was not quite as jarring as it was for middle school me, but there were still some very glaring issues with the society. For the most part, this story aged well, and I would definitely consider it one of my all-time favorites.
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Child abuse, Animal death, and Gun violence
Additional CW/TW: classism, elder abuse, war