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motherbeetle's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It is hard to put this book into words. The complexity and the depth are unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The story is devastating. I don’t think I’ve ever cried so much over a book! Barenbaum does a magnificent job of making you care about the characters. Watching the story unfold was like watching a catastrophe in slow motion- one I had no power to stop. The ending was well done and left me with all the right questions. It wasn’t a neat or tidy ending, which fits the rest of the book. Things are never black or white, right or wrong. Life is messy and I think this book is a magnificent portrayal of that messiness. I’ll be thinking about “Atomic Anna” for a very long time.
Ambience recommendation (I listened to this through the whole novel & feel it added a lot to my experience!): https://youtu.be/aYTeoqe0cNU
Ambience recommendation (I listened to this through the whole novel & feel it added a lot to my experience!): https://youtu.be/aYTeoqe0cNU
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail
frenandjen's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexism, Alcohol, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual content, Confinement, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
karisjmadison's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction
mondovertigo's review
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death and Torture
Minor: Gun violence
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