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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Although the idea of this book is great, I was very annoyed that the blurb gives away something that happens only after halfway through the story - this definitely impacted my reading experience negatively.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
P.D. James' "The Children of Men" is certainly a good book. The writing is superb and the plot intricate (and novel). The characters are interesting and flaws (in the best way). The story makes you question what a world without a future would be like, and what you would do at the end.
That being said, I cannot give the final star because, in a lot of moments, the story (and the writing) feels pretentious. This could echo the personality of the main character but nonetheless, at times it is off-putting.
It is still an incredible read (hence the four stars).
That being said, I cannot give the final star because, in a lot of moments, the story (and the writing) feels pretentious. This could echo the personality of the main character but nonetheless, at times it is off-putting.
It is still an incredible read (hence the four stars).
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The film is more “set in the same world” & has little in common with the focus of the book’s story. The tale isn’t terribly challenging & the pace is slower than I usually prefer but the writing was good & the story interesting so I enjoyed it. The audiobook’s narration was excellent (Daniel Weyman).
I found the story to be quite good but the characters and development to be not even 2 dimensional.
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced