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funeraldancer's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I plan on rewatching all the movies before the new entry comes out in May, and I figured it would make sense to read the book. I was fairly disappointed in this until about the final half, which redeemed itself.
There's certain plot points I think the original film explored and explained better than the book, such as Taylor/Ulysse speaking to the apes. Somehow, also, Ulysse is somehow more unlikable, arrogant, and creepy than Taylor is in the movie?? Didn't think that possible, but here we are.
I knew going in thatin the book they are not revealed to have been on Earth the whole time, but this certainly has an equally compelling twist ending
Something I wish was explored more is the element of colonialism, which gets some lip service near the end, but ultimately is not a large part of the story. Rather, the book succeeds in drawing analogues to human treatment of animals.
I liked it for the most part
There's certain plot points I think the original film explored and explained better than the book, such as Taylor/Ulysse speaking to the apes. Somehow, also, Ulysse is somehow more unlikable, arrogant, and creepy than Taylor is in the movie?? Didn't think that possible, but here we are.
I knew going in that
Something I wish was explored more is the element of colonialism, which gets some lip service near the end, but ultimately is not a large part of the story. Rather, the book succeeds in drawing analogues to human treatment of animals.
I liked it for the most part
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement
Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
queenkath32's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement and Medical content
bersblue's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The book is really interesting. The beginning encourages you to get into the reading. Unfortunately, it slows down a bit in the middle, but it was the ending that made me excited, even though I second-guessed it. Although I don't know if you can call it that.... never mind. So far one of my favorite science fiction books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Slavery, Genocide, Torture, and Blood
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