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bcbirrer's review
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Like all of Heller's work, this one is beautifully written and takes you deep inside of the character. Post-apocalyptic isn't really my favorite genre, but it's balanced by the lush descriptions of nature.
The dog dies. While it makes sense in the story and is not a violent death, you might want to be prepared for the grieving.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Grief
Minor: Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
threepigeons's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
As someone who grew up loving poetry and flying in a Cessna, this book is easily more accurate to the feeling of flying in an old four seater propeller plane than anything I've ever read. I didn’t have to read up on the author to know that he was a pilot. This might be the very best book that I would hesitat to recommend to others - the pacing is slow, and it takes an explicitly sexual turn in the second half of the book. Still, it's deeply beautiful, and the narrator's voice, while taking some getting used to, is just so awesome.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Terminal illness
Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Pregnancy
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