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Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden

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xenobatty's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

A provocative, brutal, beautiful book. It flips the script of many societal issues. The author makes expert use of body horror the invoke visceral reactions from readers to personalize issues of environmentalism and class disparity. The world building is delicious, but leaves you wanting more. (Hopefully the next book capitalizes on the fantastic framework developed here.) The narrative is interesting and compelling, and the characters are multi layered and transform throughout the book. This book allows for surface level enjoyment of the narrative, or deeper interaction when you examine the intricacies and implications of the world and how they reflect our own. 

The ending of the book feels a bit rushed, but everything is wrapped up well before the second book. 
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zombiezami's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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

4.75

This book was fascinating. I love the way that it unfolded. The worldbuilding was imaginative and engaging. My only complaint is that there were some moments where the author did more telling than showing. 
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