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bakedcowboyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexism
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy
tfortilney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
mxsaramx's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Murder
anna_2022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
helfire124's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nahal3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
drjoannehill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I'd heard poor reviews of this book so avoided it for a while, but I came across the audiobook. I'm glad to have read it - although it's not a book to enjoy - and it has been especially emotive this week as exactly the sort of language used by the fictional politicians has been reported by the actual Republican candidates in the 2024 election - immoral women, shut them up, family values. In the book, the main character wonders how it all came to this - the drip drip drip, how much can they get away with? While, also knowing that things like this already happen around the world, and it is only when imagining it happening in the West that it feels shocking.
The book is funny (finding humour where you can) and tense. It is kind of a copy of The Handmaid's Tale without the sexual slavery and forced pregnancy.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
violet_moon1's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, and Lesbophobia
danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Slavery, Violence, and Dementia
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Alcohol