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3.21 AVERAGE
3.21 AVERAGE
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a pretty accurate portrayal of what I think would happen if there was a civilization collapse. Just a bunch of people who are scared. Amanda takes it out on George and Ruth even though they're the only ones they have.
All books start with 5 stars.
This one loses 1 for no other reason than I wanted MORE. I especially wanted to know what happened once it was over— the ambiguous ending left me with so many questions.
I’ve heard some complaints that this book is over sexual for no reason. I disagree. I think it’s trying to compare us to animals and everything in this book has meaning. It’s very similar to White Noise, which is a favorite of mine.
This one loses 1 for no other reason than I wanted MORE. I especially wanted to know what happened once it was over— the ambiguous ending left me with so many questions.
I’ve heard some complaints that this book is over sexual for no reason. I disagree. I think it’s trying to compare us to animals and everything in this book has meaning. It’s very similar to White Noise, which is a favorite of mine.
dark
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
fast-paced
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
The .5 is simply for the sense of dread that's built up while reading but otherwise I'm baffled at how this warranted a movie? Like....what? Everyone was truly unlovable. Sure yeah the idea of not knowing is terrifying but it took FOREVER to get any sort of curiosity built.
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:
Complicated
I saw the movie before I even knew that this was a book and I feel like that is swaying my opinion on the book itself. I like that a lot of what is going on is left up to interpretation and I think that the book is a great study on human interaction during times of duress, but I do feel like there is a party of my brain that is craving a blunt explanation of what is going on here.
What a book! Scary, feels real, and the ending was perfect.
I was really indifferent towards this book, its characters, the plot up until we start seeing real consequences at the end. I'm never much of a fan of talking about a thing rather than seeing the thing (unless it's literally a monster but you the reader know it's a monster and just don't ever see it, because if you look too closely at a monster it loses its appeal). So to have the whole plot basically be a bunch of people trapped in a small space panicking even though they don't really know what they're panicking about... It bored me.
The writing was solid and the characters really felt dimensional and alive on the page. You can tell as a reader that Alam is a skilled writer. The problem was, as with most really divisive but objectively well-written books, I personally didn't care for it.
{Thank you Harper Audio and Librofm for the ALC; all thoughts are my own}
The writing was solid and the characters really felt dimensional and alive on the page. You can tell as a reader that Alam is a skilled writer. The problem was, as with most really divisive but objectively well-written books, I personally didn't care for it.
{Thank you Harper Audio and Librofm for the ALC; all thoughts are my own}