Reviews

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Molly McGhee

weed_babushka's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

gingerneko's review against another edition

2.0

This was a book I very much wanted to like. However, I felt it was a little too clever for itself. The characterization was weak and left the reader unable to really sympathize with the characters; I sincerely found myself not liking any of the adult characters at all.

I had the feeling the author set out to write a book about late-stage capitalism, and decided to make it artsy along the way. The story conceit about the selling and stealing of literal sleeping-at-night dreams is a little too nail-on-the-head for my tastes, but without the intrusion of the author's writing style, it could have made for a solid story if paired with more well-defined characters.

The writing style, however, kept pointing to itself and dancing on the pages, and while I think that stylistically, I can appreciate the skill and effort that went into this, in terms of actual engaging story, it fails on many levels.

youngthespian42's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The premise of this book is so solid, interesting, and perfect for this moment. It can be challenging for speculative fiction to successfully deliver on a sharp prescient premise. This novel does not stick the landing, but the writing is so imaginative, disturbing, and funny that you’ll let it slide. The book will make you feel emphatic for the moment humanity is in as a slave to late stage capitalism, but you will not leave with hope or a path forward. Will follow this authors career with much interest

thereserose's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

lksinn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

mhtracy's review against another edition

5.0

"A company always has multiple revenue streams. If you can't easily identify at least two, it's likely you're one of them."

abbyperryman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

taylorturnsapage's review against another edition

too fuckin weird

aileenmk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

c8_19's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

This was not for me. I don't vibe well with the stories that are told in a voice that sounds like an alien species is trying to pass themselves off as human and thinks they are wildly succeeding when, really, as a human you read this and it's...odd. Like someone came into your house and moved the sofa an inch to the left and thought no one would notice.

None of the characters were compelling to me, and I struggled having Abernathy as our MC.