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torij2000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts
bessadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Murder, and Cursing
Minor: Cancer, Dementia, and Confinement
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cancer and Dementia
yourlocalbookreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
When I read the Atlas Six, I knew that I would become obsessed with these people and their twisted lives. And while I hated them occasionally (and regularly found them insufferable), I knew I was bewitched and my love for this series has only grown since. I read this book almost exclusively on the hours when the sun wasn't up yet and I think that fundamentally impacted my perception of it.
Because while the series might have started as Nico, Libby, Parisa, Reina, Tristan and Callum, it ends up being so much bigger than that. It's the soul crushing moments of being human with people around you - with coming to terms with the fact that you DO actually care for others, with the ideas of platonic soulmates and ever ending love. It's knowing that we are all just victims of our own circumstances. In some worlds we're the ants, and in another we're the foot that steps on it unknowingly.
The Atlas Complex is not going to be everyone's cup of tea - and the 3 star rating on Goodreads confirms that. It's a polarizing book, with people saying that it's too long and yet about nothing at the same time. It's exhausting and pretentious and the characters ramble about things that don't matter but are simultaneously world ending. All of that is likely true.
But oh god - if that's the mood you're in. If you want to sit there and struggle with the pain of the universe and your own purpose and see the curtain fall after the show? If you're someone who overthinks every moment and sees significance in the smallest of moments. If you're gonna have an epiphany on a random wednesday night staring out the window- then this is the book for you, and I welcome you to join me silently crying about it on the train at night.
rep// Black MC, Asian Mc, Poly / queer rep
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
Minor: Cancer and Sexism
aliyachaudhry's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Cancer, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Rape, Vomit, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Genocide, Dementia, and Xenophobia
stormeno's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Classism, Blood, Cancer, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Cancer, Cursing, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Police brutality, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
shelbybean's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Classism, Chronic illness, and Colonisation
aileron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Abandonment
takarakei's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This series is so hard to form coherent thoughts around because it really is so unique and unlike anything else I've read. To quote Ms Olivie Blake herself: "The relationships will be the plot, because relationships are all that matter. They're all we can ever take with us. They're the only real things we leave behind."
I've seen some mixed reviews of this book and I truly don't know what people were expecting having read the first two books? The characters are the focus. Their relationship dynamics are what makes this series interesting. The point of this book is to make you think about our existence. It's a rumination on the meaning of life. Do our choices matter? Is it all worth it?
Does that mean that this series it not for everyone? Absolutely! But I for one actually look forward to rereading this series for the rest of my life!
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Grief, Classism, Alcohol, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Minor: Police brutality, Dementia, and Cancer