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gracehourigan's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
lost me towards the end but written in a beautiful style
vikreads's review
3.5
This book follows a writer who is in a future LA assisting in his book becoming a movie - however much like any Hollywood based work of fiction, there’s drama and conspiracies, cover ups, and a “good guy” tryna get the bad guys to listen to him.
The twist is the dystopian aspect - they live in a society in which there no longer is water, and they had to manufacture a new way to survive, they call it WAT-R
But as the novel goes on, you realize there’s something heinous about this new concoction. Definitely pointing towards our own society and all the things we put into our bodies without even realizing it. (Shoutout to the FDA for not caring as much as they should).
But even with the world collapsing around them in this novel, capitalism and money still run it all. Sounds about right. It was a decent book and I enjoyed it, but probably not one that I’ll remember for the long haul.
The twist is the dystopian aspect - they live in a society in which there no longer is water, and they had to manufacture a new way to survive, they call it WAT-R
But as the novel goes on, you realize there’s something heinous about this new concoction. Definitely pointing towards our own society and all the things we put into our bodies without even realizing it. (Shoutout to the FDA for not caring as much as they should).
But even with the world collapsing around them in this novel, capitalism and money still run it all. Sounds about right. It was a decent book and I enjoyed it, but probably not one that I’ll remember for the long haul.
velvet_snow's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
rosielazar1's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
brattyreads's review
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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
ignorantplebeian's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
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
3.25
sofstem's review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
cindy_f's review
4.0
This was a book club pick which I surprisingly enjoyed. I’m trying to wrap my head around what I just read. To me this is speculative fiction with very strong climate change sci-fi themes which takes place in noir Hollywood. It’s definitely worth reading for the very descriptive writing elements and humorous undertones.
othersociologist's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5