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cats33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Blood, Torture, and Cursing
Moderate: War, Sexual content, Slavery, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Body horror
Minor: Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Child death, Colonisation, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Sexism
naomidanae'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Cancer
ghostlyprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Medical content, War, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Grief, Addiction, Excrement, and Blood
char42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
‘The Darkness Outside Us’ is a deeply moving and challenging book, a well-executed and original take on several key sci-fi tropes including <evil AI spaceship> and <clones / regeneration>. Schrefer build the tenfold beautifully and excruciatingly. The romance is believable and tender, without getting in the way of individual character development. I have some small nitpicks in terms of the continuity of character development (due to the central plot twist of the book) but given the unique plot, Schrefer managed to keep the character development mostly coherent and believable (which is a real feat considering the central premise). A beautiful and challenging sci-fi book, which feels miscategorised as Young Adult.
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Vomit, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide
Minor: Genocide and Child death
aardwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Cancer, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Homophobia, War, Sexual content, and Genocide