![]() ![]() Red’s journey jumps back and forth between before the Cough and as she’s experiencing three months later in the present. I wanted to explain this all upfront so you can gauge whether or not to continue with the review, or even if you’d want to pick up the book. The action and general violence is graphic in its depiction and Henry does not skimp on details regarding blood and viscera. There is no sexual violence on the page, but references are made to it occurring in a general sense. The ableist language happens once or twice, as Red uses the term “cripple” in a moment of self-hatred and anger. Once the Cough (as the outbreak is named) begins spreading and shit hits the fan, her parents are killed in a hate crime. It’s revealed within the first few pages. It’s not a spoiler to say that Red is on her own and her family is dead. At the age of eight, she was hit by a car and lost her leg below the knee she uses a prosthetic. Her Black mother is a college professor of Shakespeare and I believe her White father is also an academic. ![]() ![]() Red is a biracial, bisexual twenty-year old woman. Let me first address the context of some of the content warnings above. We never figure out where the outbreak came from, methods being taken to combat it, or any related sciencey details. ![]()
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