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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
One of the only books I actually wished was longer. I enjoyed the story being told through a series of interviews and multiple points of view. I did not find that any one part of the tale well too far fetched and the overall book left me wondering if something like this could really happen.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
concept and execution was spectacular. very unique and well thought out. 4/5, i wish it was longer. definitely a book i’d read again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fantasticland was, well, fantastic. I want it noted that because the author was so well written, this book was actually dull in the beginning. I really felt like I was reading interviews from the rescue workers perspective, or a management standpoint, at first. Then he delves into the tribes, the set ups and he does it all with such finesse, that you could believe this was a true story. It was sick and dark and give me the brutality I crave from a novel like this. But it’s done so skillfully that you find yourself feeling bad for certain people and hating others strongly. This book will make you take a look at how our society could realistically breed a situation like this. It makes you think about what kind of people are really out there, working with you every day, and if a crisis of that magnitude were to come our way, who could you trust?
This had such a strong sense of the depravity of human nature and what it can lead us individuals to do. He’ll make you see things from a murderers perspective and then flip it again so you never know, who was really a victim here? It was a wonderful read. I loved the themes and how strongly they were introduced and by seemingly every day people.
I knocked off a star purely for the slow, but necessary startup. This one is quotable and horrifying at the same time. It’s everything I’d want to see in a novel and nothing I’d want to happen to any real person.
This had such a strong sense of the depravity of human nature and what it can lead us individuals to do. He’ll make you see things from a murderers perspective and then flip it again so you never know, who was really a victim here? It was a wonderful read. I loved the themes and how strongly they were introduced and by seemingly every day people.
I knocked off a star purely for the slow, but necessary startup. This one is quotable and horrifying at the same time. It’s everything I’d want to see in a novel and nothing I’d want to happen to any real person.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A wannabe Lord of the Flies in the digital age, but this one just fell flat for me. Although the premise was great, the author completely forgot to build any story or lead up to the breakdown of society. A few chapters of character development BEFORE the slaughter would have done wonders in helping the reader understand why the slaughter happened. This comes off way more campy than creepy. Not a fan.