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Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

149 reviews

juliaaa02's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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corirarrick2's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

The son becomes very ill and vomits bright pink (never explains why), he loses several teeth and he’s taken to the hospital. No explanation is offered, was anything happening at all or just a sick kid. I will give credit where it’s due, the mother’s frantic behavior and fear of her child being sick was spot on. There’s an omniscient narrator, it states that other people killed themselves, fallen ill, but not an explanation for the apocalypse that is taking place or is anything happening at all? I have so many questions. What was the loud sound? Why caused the dad to become disoriented while driving to town? What knocked out the cell service, will it ever be restored? The couple that owns a house and mentions no other people live nearby, but the kids found another nearby property and turn back before exploring it. Did the couple lie? Who lives there? Why did the children turn back?

Underwhelming and overwritten, this novel is all loose ends and feels incomplete, but not in the way that would lead to a sequel. The big mystery is not resolved, and it’s confusing and frustrating to endure. I would not recommend this to someone I actually like.

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ofpetsandpeeves's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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abbytwo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was an insane read. I’m slightly new to reading thrillers, it was a genre I never really read (no idea why) until recently. This book was incredibly bone chilling and unpredictable. I was surprised that I was never able to guess what was happening next which I was very excited by. I don’t think the characters were incredibly well developed but the book was on the shorter side and character development didn’t seem to be a main aspect of the book so I never minded. This is one of the most captivating thrillers I’ve yet and would definitely recommend!

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javabones's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

I thought this was going to be a thriller/mystery but it turned out to be a disaster in itself. Finished it out of stubbornness and hope that it would go somewhere. It did not. The writing style draggggged on and it was so bizzare and full of gross sex details?? It was so bad it was funny, after you got over how uncomfortable it was. It deserves a lot of trigger warnings, which makes it seem interesting, but literally nothing happens.

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cheyanndow's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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leahisreading's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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lanaaa21's review against another edition

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2.5

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ellenlemon's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I think I should preface this review by saying I’ve just finished this book in March 2022, when at current we are just coming out of a global pandemic and the prospect of a major war in Europe is all too real given the invasion of Ukraine. That said, for me personally, I struggle with anxiety and a sense of impending doom, this probably wasn’t the right book for me at the moment!
It’s a good book, well written (albeit too many fancy words used), and the story keeps you interested. I like the difference in the families and found the characters quite easy to imagine as actual real people. Honestly I think if I wasn’t such an anxious person right now I would rate this higher. I think I would recommend this but to the right kind of people.

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