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Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan

carbonnanoman's review

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5.0

Really loved the writing in this one. A sci-fi story about generations of a family set to the backdrop of climate disaster. Trigger warning for child abuse.

gabrielleint's review

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5.0

This is a masterful, spare, and sweeping climate fiction. I really loved it.

hayleyscomment's review

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4.0

This was beautifully written and orchestrated, but it didn’t quite live up to my high hopes. The characters are mostly well illustrated, as is the description of a slow climate change disaster punctuated by dramatic climate change disasters. I was touched by the sometimes thoughtful interrogation of motherhood. But the concept, scale, and supernatural threads seemed to promise a payoff that never quite arrived.

deadbeatdave's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

2.75

mesal's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced

3.75

Really, really, really slow and a bit creepy with the whole pioneer new breed plotline, but on the whole it was a great read. A hell of a workout to finally reach that ending, though!

jessicajewel's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

indydhania's review

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adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

eric_conrad's review

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

3.0

canadajanes's review

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4.0

Not what I expected, but it turned into a really good novel.

holapockito's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25