Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

11 reviews

randirambles17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I had trouble sleeping because I was thinking about what would happen next in the story. It is gripping, well-written, and cuts to the heart of humanity in a beautiful and painful way. The twists and turns in the story are realistic and unexpected. 

I love everything about this book and will be reading it again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Abortion and Incest

cosmicruin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Transphobia, and Violence

kylemhaggerty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Rape, Miscarriage, and Animal cruelty

maulikki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Well written story about getting your dog back. The imagery of the nature-claimed world is immersive. A good mix of plot and character. And dogs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Violence, Slavery, Sexism, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World is a post-apocalyptic hero’s journey. One with a few surprising twists along the way. Fertility woes known as the Gelding have caused the world’s population to plummet and most of the trappings of civilisation we are familiar with have fallen away. Griz and his family live a fairly self-sufficient life on an island off the coast of Scotland. One day they are visited by a trader who steals Griz’s beloved dog Jess. So Griz of course sets off in hot pursuit. It took me a while to get into this book. I put it down twice before hitting the 50 page mark and was fully expecting to DNF it but it turns out third time was a charm. The story was propulsive with Griz encountering a range of heart-pounding dangers and setbacks, plus a couple of interesting characters, along the way. Many chapters ended on a cliffhanger, with a touch of foreshadowing or a bit of a twist which obviously encouraged the reading of one more chapter. Initially the book read rather young and felt suited for a YA if not middle grade audience. But as it progressed it became darker with more adult themes and situations. His encounter with the Cons who aimed to conserve the human population and repopulate the world, and thus kept their “breeders” (ie girls and women) locked up for this purpose is a prime example.

Griz was an admirable hero - likeable, resourceful and realistic - who matured over the course of his quest. I enjoyed the descriptions of the natural world, not to mention Griz’s love of animals and books, especially the way he referred to things he remembered or lessons he’d gleaned from fiction. Like all good speculative fiction it has lessons for us in the current world, things that brought me up short and made me think. This quote about the Cons caught my eye - “These people are dangerous because they think they are doing this because a god wants them to do it. It means they don’t have to think like humans.”

This is an adventurous book, but relatively quiet for a dystopian novel. It comes with a couple of key twists, and although I spotted them both ahead of time that didn’t diminish my enjoyment.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

jo_22's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This started good but got better and better with a few great twists towards the end (and all wholesome even though it is a dark book). There was a lot of anticipation and suspense throughout the book. Times when I was heartbroken and “wanted to look away” or stop listening, since I read this on audiobook. 
I liked Griz and the dogs, I liked how things tied together and how there was some breaking of the fourth wall / commentary 
The book is emotional and dark yet also hopeful and a refute of nihilistic views towards the end of the world. 
Would oddly compare it a bit to Fredrick Backman books even though this has more danger & death. Both write about humanity, morality, purpose & meaning, love/family/relationships, bonds with animals, ethics, religion, imagination/stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Death, Kidnapping, Confinement, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Excrement, and Pregnancy

matthewreece's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Slavery

amnda527's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

nata_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death, Rape, Trafficking, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry