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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
From the book description, this sounded like a book that I would love, so I was excited when it was selected as the discussion book for one of my book clubs.
The book gets off to a slow start and goes into great depth into the mind of the main character, who is rather unsympathetic and not very relatable. None of the other characters are relatable either and we have no insight into what motivates them. The ending was disappointing (and was a very different ending than the movie version).
The book gets off to a slow start and goes into great depth into the mind of the main character, who is rather unsympathetic and not very relatable. None of the other characters are relatable either and we have no insight into what motivates them. The ending was disappointing (and was a very different ending than the movie version).
dark
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Excellent concept, poorly excecuted
The ideas were fantastic, but the characters changed characterisation multiple times and the ending was hypocritical and unsatisfying. Not as good as I had hoped.
The ideas were fantastic, but the characters changed characterisation multiple times and the ending was hypocritical and unsatisfying. Not as good as I had hoped.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic
challenging
dark
medium-paced
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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:
Yes
I really enjoyed this as an exploration of how society would look if no children were born. I’d have really liked more of an exploration of that and ie the behaviour of the omegas, the reworking of towns, the treatment of the old, as I found the motives and actions of all the main characters (and particularly the relationship between Theo and Julian) quite weak.