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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
A page turner and a must-read. This contemporary dystopian tale is a little too close to reality for comfort, which makes it all the more compelling.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'd read this before but I think it was during lockdown so I had soo little memory of it. somehow the Elvis of it all stuck with me and idk how. anyway I enjoyed it - I think rewatching severance over the last week has actually helped me visualise the book in a certain style.
Always enjoy Atwood’s science fiction fantasy novels. Great story.
таки треба бути маргарет етвуд, щоб витягти цей сюжет.
іноді здається, що ця історія про двох молодих і не найрозумніших людей, які спочатку переживають майже апокаліпсис, а потім потрапляють у цілковиту антиутопію, просто не має триматися купи. занадто багато можливостей упасти в банальність, занадто багато підступних тем, розгортання яких може викликати в читачів недовіру. то етвуд і не розгортає. оте страшне й антиутопійне – лише фон для існування двох героїв, у голови яких ми можемо зазирнути. утім, не те щоб фоновість робила його менш жахливим: реакції персонажів, залежні від точки, у якій ці персонажі стоять, без проблем упоруються з ляканням; вчитайтеся – і отримаєте повний комплект відчуттів, від нервового сміху до волосся дибки.
іноді здається, що ця історія про двох молодих і не найрозумніших людей, які спочатку переживають майже апокаліпсис, а потім потрапляють у цілковиту антиутопію, просто не має триматися купи. занадто багато можливостей упасти в банальність, занадто багато підступних тем, розгортання яких може викликати в читачів недовіру. то етвуд і не розгортає. оте страшне й антиутопійне – лише фон для існування двох героїв, у голови яких ми можемо зазирнути. утім, не те щоб фоновість робила його менш жахливим: реакції персонажів, залежні від точки, у якій ці персонажі стоять, без проблем упоруються з ляканням; вчитайтеся – і отримаєте повний комплект відчуттів, від нервового сміху до волосся дибки.
challenging
dark
slow-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
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Great premise! Lousy story!
I normally enjoy Margaret Atwood's work, and I was looking forward to reading yet another thought-provoking dystopian novel by the accomplished author, but The Heart Goes Last was a letdown. I recently discovered that the book was first published as a collection of short stories before being converted into a single novel. This explains why I became so invested in the first quarter of the book but rapidly lost interest in the tangled mess that followed.
The story opens with Stan and Charmaine, a couple who have been forced to live in their car and sign up for a new program that will provide them with a clean home and unlimited food. The catch, because there is always a catch, is that they must spend every other month in Positron, a volunteer prison. What begins as a fresh, bright future quickly becomes their personal nightmare, and they must figure out how to survive and escape.
Atwood has written so many excellent stories that I would skip this one entirely and pick up another book instead.
Thanks to NetGalley and DoubleDay Books for this ARC in exchange for a (brutally!) honest review.
I normally enjoy Margaret Atwood's work, and I was looking forward to reading yet another thought-provoking dystopian novel by the accomplished author, but The Heart Goes Last was a letdown. I recently discovered that the book was first published as a collection of short stories before being converted into a single novel. This explains why I became so invested in the first quarter of the book but rapidly lost interest in the tangled mess that followed.
The story opens with Stan and Charmaine, a couple who have been forced to live in their car and sign up for a new program that will provide them with a clean home and unlimited food. The catch, because there is always a catch, is that they must spend every other month in Positron, a volunteer prison. What begins as a fresh, bright future quickly becomes their personal nightmare, and they must figure out how to survive and escape.
Atwood has written so many excellent stories that I would skip this one entirely and pick up another book instead.
Thanks to NetGalley and DoubleDay Books for this ARC in exchange for a (brutally!) honest review.
slow-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
This book was not terrible, but I do not have a desire to ever read it again. I felt like it was very predictable and slow.
Not as good as many of her other dystopian books, but I think Margaret Atwood fans would still enjoy it.