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hdkreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
4.75
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
distractible's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Sexual content
nschilling10's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
The plot is pretty good; pacing is pretty good. They build drama and tension without being too hacky.
The ending is interesting
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
swordrager's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
ruyanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Genocide, Infertility, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, and Stalking
jake36d's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Minor: Gore and Violence
aether_seawo1f's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation
ekcd_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I read the book after watching the first episode of the show and fell in love so hard I don’t think I can be impartial about evaluating the books good-ness.
Deep characters, realistic dialogue, deep lore and world building.
A note on the writing of relationships …
It’s the one and only sci fi book I have ever read, written by a man (men?) that had a sex scene WITHOUT bodily objectifying women. Without bodily objectifying anyone. Such a minor plot point, less than two pages, but for me it reframed my expectations of the book. No weird porny misogyny. Just an earnest description of what it means to share intimacy
One aggravating, potential plot hole (hence the half star deduction)
Why the fuck wouldn’t they just crash Eros into the sun as planned? It’s great for the plot to have it land on Venus but it was so out of character and out of dynamic
I’m not mad though, because I would have hated for this to only be one book. But I hope they get their shit together on the next one tbh
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol
rcholst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Sexual violence
katastrophi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Cancer