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adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this as an audiobook, with the classic Australian drawl. I think the prose would be better delivered on paper and the pace more driven which I would prefer. The audio does make the pace reflect the storytelling of the narrator, and you feel like you’re listening in next to the bowman.
This one feels like Mad Max as a book, where the characters have more of a reason for doing the crazy stuff; maybe bc it’s a book so you get their thoughts to go with, and it’s set over decades in a characters life and not a fast paced few days.
There were a lot of threads pulled together and I think I’d like to spend more time on how they interact with the whole world and not just from the POV given,especially the Sims and other parts of the Service like what Spooks do, I don’t feel like I know them very well or have an appreciation of how different the narrators perspective on them are . Very thought provoking, and one I wish I’d read with book club to discuss further
This one feels like Mad Max as a book, where the characters have more of a reason for doing the crazy stuff; maybe bc it’s a book so you get their thoughts to go with, and it’s set over decades in a characters life and not a fast paced few days.
There were a lot of threads pulled together and I think I’d like to spend more time on how they interact with the whole world and not just from the POV given,
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I am a big Tim Winton fan and I was eagerly awaiting this book. I got it in October last year and it has taken me almost five months to finish it… and I am a FAST reader. I want to say first off that Winton is a hero of mine and I have so much respect for him as a person AND a writer. I also think he has made an incredibly powerful piece of writing.
I agree with him that our planet is in crisis and the world is facing a terrifying and imminent collapse.
The trouble is, I know that I can do NOTHING to change it. I feel so helpless, but also… what is the point of me even paying attention to a horrific future that I can’t change? It’s not that I don’t care. It’s that I genuinely don’t think there is a thing I can do about it. So why even think about it anymore? It’s bleak, but it’s the truth… I can’t do anything about it, so what is the point of me obsessing over it and driving myself into deeper and deeper despair?
This is a book designed to shake people up and Winton succeeded in doing that. It is gruesome, terrifying and all too prescient. The trouble is, just knowing about climate change and feeling terrible is not going to do a thing. I feel so helpless. While I sympathise deeply with Winton, I think I need to read Anne of Green Gables to get my mind off of it and just do what little I can to be a good person. We are in an utter shitshow.
Sadly, I can do nowt. None of us can. That is the horrible, horrible reality. This is easily the most depressing book I have ever read in my life, and I think that is exactly what Winton was hoping for.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes