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tangiblereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
4.0
Black River is an odd dystopian book that is really graphic and gory. This group of travelers, mostly ladies, have to make some tough choices for survival. And sanity if definitely a luxury they don't have. The wierd sex scene was funny also. The black and white illustrations are perfect to depict the harshness of their reality. This book has minimal dialogue, which I appreciated. I mean, not much to say when your world has been destroyed and you are just surviving day by day. I enjoyed this book even if I didn't get what really was meant by the ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
dytiscusfriend's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
It's been a long time I read a graphic novel about queer people that was made worse by having queer characters. But boy howdy. If there was a hierarchy of books to keep us warm after the earth froze over, this would be at the top of my list to burn. I wish I could unread this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, War, Violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Rape and gore throughout.
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