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vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Classism, Body horror, Blood, Death, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, and Violence
jjb21's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Engagingly written. Felt older - reminded me of 1984 or Midwich Cuckoos, with a bit of 39 Steps thrown in. Quite slow and steady. But very evocative and interesting. A great humdrum/English/believable dystopia. Only real gripe is the stakes at the end didn’t feel high enough, so I was left wondering slightly what the point was
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Death, Violence, and Medical content
aeriecircus's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility
dangitbobby's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I started off excited since the movie is one of my favorites, but I realized about a third of the way in that it wouldn't be the same. I ended up disappointed. Even if I had never watched the film adaptation, I still would not have enjoyed the book any more than the 2 stars I rated it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Suicide, and Violence
kapbanana's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I didn't enjoy this book. The concept of a world where humans are incapable of procreating is interesting. But Theo is just a straight up horrible human being and I hated being in his head. Even though the whole appeal of the book is its dystopian setting, there was very little plot movement.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Death, Suicide, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Infertility
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