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392 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I can see why she’d write such a book as the world navigated Covid and human contact was compromised. The previous entries were very much focused on Britain post-Brexit and this was a continuation of that. It was interesting to look at the current, ever changing socio-political climate that she had so meticulously mapped in the four previous books and use that to start to explore the human impact of the pandemic.
It was unexpectedly funny, it was hopeful and the pastoral and modern married beautifully at the end. Sandra/Sand was such a great protagonist. She was funny in the face of her various trials and the problems facing the world, but her emotional trajectory will probably ring true to many readers who lived through the pandemic. I’m sure there aren’t many among us who could verbalise it as Smith manages to, though!
Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Transphobia, and Alcohol
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail