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cursivewolf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
Absolutely beautiful. I adore the Strange Bird. A gorgeous tragic creature. Weeping towards the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Child death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, Medical trauma, Medical content, and War
thevioletfoxbookshop's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Just as strange, eerie, and haunting as you expect Jeff VanderMeer's work to be. I think I would have benefited from reading Borne first, but this was a solid peek into that world. I never finish one of VanderMeer's books without feeling the atrocities that we humans inflict on the natural world in a deep and acute way. This one was no different.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: War
bakerreads's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Slavery, Confinement, Medical trauma, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Blood
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