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ellevlt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Idk I think it just wasn’t for me. I thought the premise was so promising and really interesting at some parts but I just couldn’t get past the main character. Wanted to get through it in case twist paid off but ending fell flat for me too.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Confinement, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Death of parent
allegrayr00's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Child death, and Dementia
Minor: Rape, Cursing, Alcohol, Sexism, Excrement, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Vomit
booksbeyondthebinary's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Homophobia
kataleen1989's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cannibalism and Classism
Minor: Child death and Homophobia
bearyboo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Cannibalism
Minor: Homophobia and Gore
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
The message is most obvious in regards to human supremacy and capitalism but the book alludes to and is easily applied to other systems of oppression.
I enjoyed the matter-of-fact, detached writing style and the almost Orwellian language.
A fascinating, deeply disturbing book with lots to unpack.
"After all, since the world began, we’ve been eating each other. If not symbolically, then we’ve been literally gorging on each other. The Transition has enabled us to be less hypocritical."
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Rape, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Child death, and Racism
Minor: Dementia, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Slavery, and Suicide
Other: ecofascism, trophy hunting, graphic descriptions of animal agriculture, slaughterhouse operations and animal testing/experimentationwymzie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Torture
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Racism and Homophobia
dkguida's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
... wished the ending was better
Graphic: Pregnancy, Torture, Classism, Cursing, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Homophobia, Murder, and Violence
cassandrareadsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child death, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Body horror, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, and Excrement
lyzasage's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Genocide, Child death, Blood, Rape, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Confinement, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Dementia, Medical content, Animal death, Grief, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Homophobia, Death of parent, Addiction, Infidelity, Classism, Abortion, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Excrement, Infertility, and Alcoholism