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birdian's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse
pengustorm's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide and Abortion
catandherbooks's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death of parent
tallesttrees's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
sparklefarm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Murder
infernalspectre's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Misogyny
escapinginpaper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcohol
schnaucl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It's not quite clear to me what Evelyn's work actually is. Something with clones, obviously, but it's not clear what the clones are supposed to be for. Something more than organ donation if bone breaks have to be the same and conditioning is a thing.
The ending was inevitable and still chilling.
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Abortion
riereeds'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse
jhbandcats'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
4.25
Evelyn, a newly divorced cloning genius, is so absorbed with her work that she has no room for anything else. Her marriage fell apart because her husband Nathan wanted a “better” Evelyn so he created one and got rid of the first wife.
Evelyn and the replacement wife, the clone Martine, come to be friends of a sort, brought together by their mutual fury at Nathan for being so demanding and irresolute. The gradual development of their relationship, and Evelyn’s growing appreciation for the complexity of the clone’s personality, is one of the more enjoyable parts of the book.
There were some pretty large plot holes - one, for instance, is how it was that none of the lab workers noticed Evelyn’s new coworker? Aside from that, I thought the book was very thought-provoking, a sign of a great story.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy