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intergalacticintrovert's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“To understand anything is to understand energy.”
Switch gets an automatic five stars from me because it incorporated so many of my own ideas and ways of thinking that it was almost like reading my internal monologue. An extremely surreal experience that I hope everyone can find through a book at some point.
The writing style is unlike anything I’ve read before, including A. S. King’s other eccentric works. There are lots of slashes that separate different-but-related ideas mid sentence, like a switch. This definitely makes the book harder to read, but I personally enjoyed it because it makes the prose more like poetry / a puzzle / an actual train of thought :)
The first part is super preachy but this tapers off towards the middle.
The plot isn’t cohesive, and the story feels very “slice of life” to me. But, time has literally stopped, so maybe that’s the point…
On that note, I think the ending is very predictable. Considering all the strange and fantastical elements that happen in the lead-up, I was a little underwhelmed.
I love that Tru exposes the cracks in high school and the education system. I think lots of teens will find this relatable. I certainly did!
Finally, you’ve got to stretch your mind to follow this story. If you haven’t read anything by A. S. King before (I’d recommend starting with Dig or Still Life with Tornado|28588459|Still Life with Tornado), nothing can really prepare you for this. But, again, maybe that’s the point.
Switch gets an automatic five stars from me because it incorporated so many of my own ideas and ways of thinking that it was almost like reading my internal monologue. An extremely surreal experience that I hope everyone can find through a book at some point.
The writing style is unlike anything I’ve read before, including A. S. King’s other eccentric works. There are lots of slashes that separate different-but-related ideas mid sentence, like a switch. This definitely makes the book harder to read, but I personally enjoyed it because it makes the prose more like poetry / a puzzle / an actual train of thought :)
The first part is super preachy but this tapers off towards the middle.
The plot isn’t cohesive, and the story feels very “slice of life” to me. But, time has literally stopped, so maybe that’s the point…
On that note, I think the ending is very predictable. Considering all the strange and fantastical elements that happen in the lead-up, I was a little underwhelmed.
I love that Tru exposes the cracks in high school and the education system. I think lots of teens will find this relatable. I certainly did!
Finally, you’ve got to stretch your mind to follow this story. If you haven’t read anything by A. S. King before (I’d recommend starting with Dig or Still Life with Tornado|28588459|Still Life with Tornado), nothing can really prepare you for this. But, again, maybe that’s the point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia
Minor: Suicide and Animal cruelty
caleyk_1's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide
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