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jojo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Car accident, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Death, War, and Infidelity
Minor: Racism, Ableism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
ticktock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Violence, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Torture
marareading's review
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, War, and Medical trauma
thereadinghammock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The format of the book was a bit strange at first. The interview format with the forever nameless interviewer was intriguing, and his complete anonymity was both frustrating and intriguing throughout the entire book. Kara was a hot head and a very relatable character from the very beginning. Rose was so loveable and sweet and I loved how excited she got for all the science. Vincent and Ryan were a bit more of wild cards for me, though I grew to like Vincent a bit more after "The Incident" and we got to see his resolve and effort to getting back into the machine.
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Grief
tinyy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
These are questions that Sleeping Giants poses, and it does it well. Every character has a different mindset considering, and the answer isn’t given to you—it’s too subjective a question.
Most of the characters were lovably unlovable. I wanted the best for them, but they made it hard to root for them. Except for
AND THE PLOT TWIST!! That I predicted, but not quite like that. Def getting the sequel.
Graphic: Medical content and Body horror
Moderate: Death
mar'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? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Genocide, Ableism, and Torture
epellicci's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death
bookcaptivated'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
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Minor: War, Xenophobia, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Sexual content
booknug's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Body horror
trips's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some of the content was a bit too dry, or glossed over for the sake of pushing the plot forward, I wish we had gotten a small taste of what was actually going on in the pivotal scenes, like better retellings or even like CCTV transcripts? But honestly its a great novel if you like giant robots and aliens!
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Body horror, and Car accident