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breadandmushrooms's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
emoryscott's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
3.0
bornfromtheashes's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
chelseamartinez's review against another edition
3.0
I appreciate the approach and motive of this book: a (fictional?) account of a writer at a retreat/on fellowship as the pandemic starts to happen, already embarking on a quest to "document facts" as a political statement against Trump. The main thing that got really old is the protagonist's complete reliance on his wife as a "scientific foil" with which to interrogate what facts are; Trump lies, but scientists can't counter him, only my art. The wife character is used to introduce all the "science" but it's completely limited to psychology, as if no other types of science exist (and it takes up a HUGE portion of the book)??
readingtheend's review against another edition
3.0
this was not nearly as epistolary as I was truly hoping and I think if you are going to write a book about a writer at a writers' retreat then it should have a Gimmick rather than just being like, this is the life of a writer. but I suppose that is just a matter of personal preference
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