Reviews tagging 'Outing'

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

21 reviews

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death

Minor: Medical trauma, Cursing, Terminal illness, Outing, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Bullying

kcarney86's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, War, Mass/school shootings, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: War, Classism, Outing, Pregnancy, and Violence

znvisser's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

Last year I read The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier and while I absolutely loved its premise, the book didn't work for me. It was all too much for my liking: too many characters and too many ideas explored. This book was similar in many ways: its starting point is an inexplicable mysterious shift in the universe that changes life as we know it, on both a societal and personal level. Furthermore, this book also followed many characters while exploring philosophical and political ideas that resulted from the shift. The reason why I feel it did work this time, is because the plot actually acted as a supporting character, successfully tying people, ideas and events together. The result is a beautiful novel that succeeds in being thought-provoking as well. The way things played out around the country felt very real; even when it shifted to a more hopeful approach, it never crossed the line to becoming unrealistic. Enjoyed this one, and I am curious to see what future work this author will bring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, War, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Outing

Minor: Car accident and Cancer

st61826's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Murder and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide, Outing, and Car accident

sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

One morning the whole world changes. Everyone 22 years and older wakes to find a box at their front door holding a string. This string is the measure of their life. And so ensues a new way to segregate humans. Those with short strings and those with long. With this comes the propaganda of the reckless and dangerous short stringers who should be restricted from holding positions of power and denied jobs, loans and other privileges for those long stringers. 

We follow the stories of 8 (don’t test me on that number) characters and their decisions around their strings and what they mean. Of course as many multiple point of view novels as we wind our way though the first year of “having the strings” their lives all slowly and subtly intertwine. 

I enjoyed the social justice aspects of the novel and seeing again how easily the human race can be pitted against each other in fear of differences. I did find some of the book predictable and even in the most dramatic moments the book was too calm. I wanted more tension, more angst. 

Overall a really good story of human relationships fighting diversity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Mass/school shootings, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Hate crime, Car accident, War, Outing, and Death of parent

leebeeloves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Death of parent, Outing, Pregnancy, War, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

kelseyr713's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Too schmaltzy for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, War, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide attempt, Racism, Suicide, Outing, and Sexism

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

This book started off STRONG, so I thought I would end up rating it 5 stars, classifying it was one of my favorite books I read this year. I certainly still enjoyed the book, but it wasn’t what I expected.

I liked how the characters and their stories connected. I was frustrated, though, that we never got an answer as to how or why the strings appeared. I get the symbolism: in life, we don’t always know the “why” nor can we always control what happens to us, but we can control our reaction to it; I just wish we got an answer in the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Cancer, Outing, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, War, Car accident, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

oldladysadie's review

It’s an intriguing premise, but I don’t think a purely character-driven story like this is my cup of tea. I would’ve loved to see a story more interested in what these characters would do about an apocalyptic event like this, or more about the mystery itself, but the story was more meditative and focused on each character’s internal musings instead. Again, not a bad book - just not the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Outing and Infertility

gabrielletryingtoread's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This was an amazing book, I felt like I was with the characters every step of the way when they were making choices and asking the big questions about life. I found almost every character had a place in my heart (except Anthony 🤢). I truly recommend this book because of how well written and thought out it was, the connections that the characters had, and the sad yet satisfying conclusion. It also wasn't afraid to touch up on topics like race, LGBTQ, and found family in a way that isnt forced. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Outing

though I put these content warnings down, they aren't graphic.