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adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Pregnancy
Minor: Racism
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Genocide
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement
Minor: Sexual assault
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Cannibalism, Murder
Minor: Genocide, Racism, Colonisation
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Xenophobia
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Murder
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thank you to Netgalley and ECW Press for a copy of this book.
A small contingent of diverse soldiers emerge from a bunker in Canada to find the world changed utterly. All man-made objects are stacked and organised together; for example, every single plastic spoon in one giant, organised pile.
This is a smart comment on consumerism and environmentalism. Panhuyzen also tackles a large variety of issues included sexism and racism, particularly in the Canadian military. While obvious these comments never feel heavy-handed, i actually felt some things could have dealt with going more in depth. Characterisation could also have been more (admittedly, this is a literary novel so characterisation wouldn't really be the point).
Overall I enjoyed this book and will look out for Panhuyzen's work in the future.
A small contingent of diverse soldiers emerge from a bunker in Canada to find the world changed utterly. All man-made objects are stacked and organised together; for example, every single plastic spoon in one giant, organised pile.
This is a smart comment on consumerism and environmentalism. Panhuyzen also tackles a large variety of issues included sexism and racism, particularly in the Canadian military. While obvious these comments never feel heavy-handed, i actually felt some things could have dealt with going more in depth. Characterisation could also have been more (admittedly, this is a literary novel so characterisation wouldn't really be the point).
Overall I enjoyed this book and will look out for Panhuyzen's work in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Murder
Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Transphobia, Pregnancy, War