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flashandoutbreak'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
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Confinement, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
veelaughtland's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Medical content, and Vomit
Minor: Infertility
froggybooks'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? It's complicated
4.5
it was such a weird little book. cultish, late stage capitalism (a cult in itself), unlovable/unreliable/unstable MC. incredible.
mainly vibes over plot but still it was an amazing little book.
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Self harm, Violence, Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Vomit, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infertility and Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment
ecn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I can’t say it was as hard of a “merciless takedown of late capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in” as the synopsis made it seem it would be but it definitely speaks to late capitalism. So much of the book felt like a blurred vision of our capitalist while dissociating through life. However, I do not know what to feel about the book. I wanted so much more out of it than I got. I wanted to know more about everyone and wanted a more grounded story. I genuinely cannot tell what happened this story and if anything was real or a grotesque and exaggerated imagination of the MC.
It’s not for everyone but definitely for you if you want something loosely glossy and reads like a fever dream you have while working at your shit job.
All I can say for sure is I don’t know.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Addiction, Grief, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility
breekeeler's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There were parts of this I really loved, especially the second half of the novel when things started to get really unsettling.
For me the characters were never fully developed enough for me to really engage with them though, and I found that the Land portions actually undercut the eeriness of the Sea portions for me and in doing so really made this an ineffectual commentary on capitalism even through that’s why it was pitched as.
So overall enjoyable, just didn’t live up to my personal expectations or the expectations set by the book’s marketing materials.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Alcoholism
Moderate: Medical content and Infertility
ashlyntalksbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Alcoholism, Body horror, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Gore
nerdyprettythings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Self harm and Alcoholism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Body horror
purplemuskogee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Free ARC sent by Netgalley.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
kateflood's review
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism and Vomit
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility