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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
3.5/4
Better than I thought it would be, it got me invested
Better than I thought it would be, it got me invested
The concept of the novel is simple: the world is ending, right before the cast of characters, interconnected in their own ways, are set to graduate. Done in the style of roving perspectives, you become entranced with the narrative--do the big questions of high school matter, when the threat of annihilation grows more likely? Wallach captures strong, and diverse voices in this narrative, and leaves you wondering: what would my last days be like?
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Heard some things about the author I really didn't like and the book is beyond boring. I'll probably never pick it up again...
Heard some things about the author I really didn't like and the book is beyond boring. I'll probably never pick it up again...
Such an interesting premise. I found the beginning really interesting but then it started to drag for a bit. I didn't care for some of the characters but I can see how their presence was necessary for what ended up happening in the end. I loved the last bit of this and felt it was amazing enough to make up for the slowness that was the middle of the book.
This wasn't a bad way to spend some time. It was a decent end of the world novel, but it seems that the author was trying a bit too hard, which made some of the big events feel like too much for the storyline.
Enjoyable enough. Held my attention, but it wasn't anything special. The high school characters were stereotypes - the jock, the brain, the slut, and the loser - trying to figure out what really matters when they're suddenly facing the possible end of the world.
A well written, thought provoking book that paint vivid portraits of 4 teenagers in the last two months before the end of the world. I enjoyed reading it and was taken by each story. It's moving and extremely human, taking a personal approach to an Armageddon scenario.
This book was a great concept and I enjoyed some of the characters and I liked most of the writing but ii think it was bogged down by too much stuff. It was about 50 pages too long. It had way too many POVs. The names of the kids were so similar it was hard to keep them apart. And the ending was just a big thumbs down.
I loved the book!! I loved the characters, the whole process of is the end of the world coming? the only thing is the ending, i mean i wasted a whole weekend wondering if they would die or not! but anyway, i still liked it