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catrijn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? No
2.0
The plot and some of the reveals were interesting enough to pull me through to the end, but only barely. IMO, if you're going to try something audacious like reinventing slavery in an alternate Earth with an almost entirely white cast, you've got to be an incredible writer and wordbuilder with serious insight you think that vehicle will let you share. This... just isn't it. I kept thinking, "you haven't really thought out the implications of your premise." Characters are pretty flat. Not sure I'll bother with the rest of the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Violence
Moderate: Gore
lunatyck's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Violence
fantasticalsam's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
isoney's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
a_very_dyslexic_reader's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Police brutality
Minor: Gore, Rape, Torture, and Mass/school shootings
porshea's review against another edition
Similar to Handmaid's Tale wherein it takes the Black experience and reimagines the horrors of enslavement for white people, which is supposedly worse somehow? Eyebrow raised. I lack neither the time or energy to get into this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery