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siebensommer's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Didn't life begin in water? Didn‘t we need it so much we grew a skin around us to trap it inside when we crawled out?
i want more dystopian novels about climate change and the failure of modern capitalism!!
the end felt a bit chaotic especially after a slower paced rest of the book and there’s some things i don’t quite buy (the facility tour) but all in all i loved that this didn’t try to be a love story (looking at you, YA dystopias) and cassidy was a very interesting character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Mental illness
daniellemjoyce's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death
bella_cavicchi's review
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.0
This is a curious one. Rationally, I know the ambiguous ending works and can admire the densely packed prose, but for my own enjoyment, I just wanted answers! No loose ends! A quicker pace! And YET, I also woke up this morning thinking of the characters and California and the tension between individuals and society that Kleeman seems eager to explore, so even if it left me stressed, it also left me thinking...? Definitely a strange little thing of a book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol and Kidnapping
Minor: Abandonment
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