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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
Incredible. I absolutely devoured this book. Definitely more quiet and reflective, asks many questions and doesn't provide many answers, but it is ultimately a beautiful exploration of humanity, feelings, and relationships.
I can't believe this book isn't more famous.
I can't believe this book isn't more famous.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“If someone spoke to me, there would be time, the beginning and end of what they said to me, the moment when I answered, their response. The briefest conversation creates time. Perhaps I have tried to create time through writing these pages. I begin, I fill them with words, I pile them up, and I still don’t exist because nobody is reading them. I am writing them for some unknown reader who will probably never come – I am not even sure that humanity has survived that mysterious event that governed my life. But if that person comes, they will read them and I will have a time in their mind. They will have my thoughts in them. The reader and I thus mingled will constitute something living, that will not be me, because I will be dead, and will not be that person as they were before reading, because my story, added to their mind, will then become part of their thinking. I will only be truly dead if nobody ever comes, if the centuries, then the millennia go by for so long that this planet, which I no longer believe is Earth, no longer exists. As long as the sheets of paper covered in my handwriting lie on this table, I can become a reality in someone’s mind. Then everything will be obliterated, the suns will burn out and I will disappear like the universe.”
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I buddy read this with a fellow member of my book club!
This book is easy to read and deeply moving. It explores big themes like loneliness, survival, freedom and what it means to be human. The writing is simple but powerful and it leaves you thinking after you finish. It’s not a fast-paced story, more of a slow, thoughtful journey. If you enjoy books that make you reflect on life and identity, this one is for you. 3.5 stars!
This book is easy to read and deeply moving. It explores big themes like loneliness, survival, freedom and what it means to be human. The writing is simple but powerful and it leaves you thinking after you finish. It’s not a fast-paced story, more of a slow, thoughtful journey. If you enjoy books that make you reflect on life and identity, this one is for you. 3.5 stars!