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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
it was kinda meh for the entirety—basically it’s “annihilation” meets “wool” and set on the polar express. but the epilogue was fucking stupid. what the fuck did that even mean.
adventurous
mysterious
This one ended up falling flat for me, I really enjoyed the first 75 pages, the premise, the genre bender (historical fiction and fantastical realism). This felt like a book that was supposed to make you think but I couldn’t figure out what symbolism or deeper meaning it was getting at. The secrets and motivations of each character were revealed early and then it was all like a trip on shrooms, without any meaning for the second half.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
reflective
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
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent
Minor: Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Classism
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was....different. The concept was neat, and I enjoyed the characters, but I didn't really understand the deeper meaning, and while I expected to feel suspense, the climax was very anticlimactic. Overall I'm left feeling disappointed.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Cute. A mix of Snowpiercer (the movie, not the show) and Annihilation. I loved the historical context but it was really well interwoven with the fantasy/horror elements. I would have loved some more answers about the Wastelands themselves but I think the exclusion was intentional for a feeling of alienation and unknowability.
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated