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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing style made my eyes bleed. I couldn’t read a single world more.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
Identical twin sisters, Summer and Winter, are stranded, alone but together, on a remote island at ‘the end of the world.’ Their new home has been readied for them, with a significant stash of preserved food, a nearby source of fresh water, and an old church building for shelter. Davina Bell uses alternating, first-person narratives to tell the story of the twins’ survival, and the unexpected appearance of a mysterious stranger on the island. As their stories develop discrepancies arise, leaving the reader questioning the truthfulness of each twin.
At its heart, this is a story about love. Yet it is so much more than a love story. The End of the World is Bigger than Love is a dystopian, young adult novel set in an unsettlingly possible near-future Earth. It explores complex and timely themes including climate change, social media addiction, pandemic disease, and paranoia. Despite the darkness of these themes, they are artfully balanced by resilience and hope.
At its heart, this is a story about love. Yet it is so much more than a love story. The End of the World is Bigger than Love is a dystopian, young adult novel set in an unsettlingly possible near-future Earth. It explores complex and timely themes including climate change, social media addiction, pandemic disease, and paranoia. Despite the darkness of these themes, they are artfully balanced by resilience and hope.
This book is so beautifully written, about a third of the way through I turned to my friend and said, "I know this is going to tear me to shreds, and I'm already ok with that.". The plot can get a bit confusing at times due to the switching narrators, but I feel that uncovering the mystery is part of the fun. There are so many excellent lines about love and emotion, and I highly recommend giving it a read.
I found this book confusing to be honest.
I went through phases of enjoying and then finding it very tough to understand it.
There was an interesting story in there but it was just very confusing and took away from. My enjoyment of the novel
The two point of views were well written in the way that it was clear who's perspective we were reading from but it was just too much for me. Honestly, it felt a bit pretentious
I went through phases of enjoying and then finding it very tough to understand it.
There was an interesting story in there but it was just very confusing and took away from. My enjoyment of the novel
The two point of views were well written in the way that it was clear who's perspective we were reading from but it was just too much for me. Honestly, it felt a bit pretentious
Absolutely beautiful, compelling, headspinning, amazing. I was already a big Davina Bell fangirl but this blew me away, totally and completely.
Update 250321 The words swirling around inside me have worked their way free, and now I have a review posted at Reading Time. Adding it in, so in years to come, hopefully I can find it again.
All the words are inside me, but they seem inadequate and temporary.
This book is long lasting and overflowing with energy, ideas and love.
Gah.
All the words are inside me, but they seem inadequate and temporary.
This book is long lasting and overflowing with energy, ideas and love.
Gah.
"The End of the World is Bigger than Love" asked me to re-examine truth and reality, continually questioning the existence of either. At first, I found this uncertainty confusing, but by the end of the story, I ached with the realizations that slowly unfolded as I turned each page. Gentle gasps abounded. While Bell adds some political and environmental commentary, such plot elements mainly served to further the relationship between Summer and Winter, the twins at the center of this story. The world-building could have been expanded to fully delve into the climate change, pandemic, political (?) revolution, and technological terrorism introduced here, but the story's character-focused angle was emotionally effective. Disorienting at times and touching at others, "The End of the World is Bigger Than Love" was worth the read.