Geez this was such a chore to get through. 
Points for the beginning, the end and Cosca. 

Shocked. No use of the N word. 
BUT leave it to King to add other problematic thinking nonetheless. 
More interesting than I thought it would be, but written as to sympathize and root for Charlie. Which felt too much like a incel wet dream sequence especially the reaction the classmates have. 

Such a fascinating read but minus 1 star for Herbert's homophobic and sexist takes. 

Started out promising. But towards the end the stories gotten a little underwhelming to me. One I straight up disliked a lot. 

This was not what I expected.. and I'm not sure if that was a good thing? 
May be better on a 2nd read, but there were parts I didn't particularly enjoy and where I flirted with DNF'ing, so I won't be re-reading this anytime soon.

  • This is everything I want from a Batman story! 

Couldn't bring myself to score it 3,5 or above because of the annoying and unnecessary  sexualization of Ciri. 

Ok I realise that if I read this book last (seeing it's the most recent) I'd probably be disappointed, BUT I'm not. It's the third book I'm reading from The Witcher series and hey I actually liked this one. 
Sapkowski really does not know how to write women, though.

While I appreciate the origin story and the different view this graphic novel tries to take by making it realistic, it's just so DRY. 

The Ciri storylines were the best. 
Other than that.. I get it Geralt loves boobs, geez. 

Is Naomi Alderman ok?
Does she like women at all?

So if women would possess an ability which would make them physically superior to men, women would become more agressive, more cruel and more violent than the worst type of man? Oh ok.
I like my sci fi but I could not bend my imagination THAT far.

Liked: I am a sucker for the mutiple stories come together type of storytelling. I thought this was handled very well. All the different POV's felt like different people. Combine this with having a real message about the treatment of indigenous people.. I was sold.

Disliked: /

The epilogue was the best part of the book 🤷🏻‍♀️

Love the concept, not digging the execution.

Een schitterend leven, maar vergeten zal ik dit niet zo snel. Wat een bijzondere vrouw! Tegen het einde van het boek wilde ik eigenlijk nog geen afscheid nemen van haar verhaal en leven.