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graysweed's review against another edition
4.0
loved the writing style & mainn character's voice in this book.
honestly kind of a scary read as someone with high anxiety about doomsday (read this before, during, & finished it immediately after the US presential election)
it started losing me whenthe "govenor" & the owner came into the picture, i couldn't really fathom why she took the angels & left the children but after they left it got interesting to me again, i liked the ending & wish it had gone on even longer :"p
also i was raised in the church & did not clock a single narrative parallel to the Bible besides Jack & Shel's noah's ark moment so maybe im dumb??
honestly kind of a scary read as someone with high anxiety about doomsday (read this before, during, & finished it immediately after the US presential election)
it started losing me when
also i was raised in the church & did not clock a single narrative parallel to the Bible besides Jack & Shel's noah's ark moment so maybe im dumb??
emmabeecreates's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
sophiegiggly's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I understood most of the biblical references and I'm not very religious. I was surprised that this book was assigned by AP Lang from all the derogatory language but I thought it was a good read.
sms8493's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
bewisner's review against another edition
4.0
I really wish I could of read this for a class. This book was chock full of imagery, symbolism, and very relevant commentary. Mostly around the Bible, climate change, and generational roles/impacts on climate change. It was a really quick but wonderful read. Someone else please read this so we can discuss it in depth.
theodarling's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
barbaraalfond's review against another edition
3.0
What a literary mashup this is! If it were a recipe, it might read something like this:
1 part Lord of the Flies, laced with way more sex and swearing ( adjust for saltiness)
1 part Rachel Carson ( if Rachel Carson is not available, you can substitute Elizabeth Kolbert)
1 part The Golden Book of Bible Stories
1 part The Big Chill
1 part The Road ( if Cormac McCarthy is too bitter for your taste, you can substitute The Hunger Games).
This admixture had its highs—-the comparisons of science and God were lovely and rational and filled with light and grace; the morality tale about climate change and the violence that will inevitably come was more than understandable. But it had its lows, too,and the lows were really low. I could not understand the utter abrogation of a houseful of constantly drugged and drunken adults, which was entirely implausible to me, but perhaps the author, very ham-handedly, is making a point about adults despoiling the Earth. She’s right, of course, but I could not imagine this specific scenario of indecency at all. It was really, in the end, kind of gross.
1 part Lord of the Flies, laced with way more sex and swearing ( adjust for saltiness)
1 part Rachel Carson ( if Rachel Carson is not available, you can substitute Elizabeth Kolbert)
1 part The Golden Book of Bible Stories
1 part The Big Chill
1 part The Road ( if Cormac McCarthy is too bitter for your taste, you can substitute The Hunger Games).
This admixture had its highs—-the comparisons of science and God were lovely and rational and filled with light and grace; the morality tale about climate change and the violence that will inevitably come was more than understandable. But it had its lows, too,and the lows were really low. I could not understand the utter abrogation of a houseful of constantly drugged and drunken adults, which was entirely implausible to me, but perhaps the author, very ham-handedly, is making a point about adults despoiling the Earth. She’s right, of course, but I could not imagine this specific scenario of indecency at all. It was really, in the end, kind of gross.
andrewjmorgan's review against another edition
2.0
Awful teens. Also when they started calling the hippies “angels” I stopped trying to like it.