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talasterism's review against another edition
challenging
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"How have we never met before? they asked again and again, but what they were really saying was, How have I only just begun to love you?"
not much of a review per se, but this book was delightful, delightful. funny and smart and easy and breezy. I really loved Trina but mostly here are my favourite quotes:
it was funny - "Trina didnt know what kind of revolution she wanted; she had trouble deciding what to eat for breakfast" and beautful - "I'm still married to her memory" "No love to keep her tethered to a form or place" "Deeba was full of life, and Trina was courting death" "The image of light reflected over water. A profound, life-aletering kiss" but also deep - "Eistance is memory" "and forever was a long time, especially now that death was an opt-in procedure."
not much of a review per se, but this book was delightful, delightful. funny and smart and easy and breezy. I really loved Trina but mostly here are my favourite quotes:
it was funny - "Trina didnt know what kind of revolution she wanted; she had trouble deciding what to eat for breakfast" and beautful - "I'm still married to her memory" "No love to keep her tethered to a form or place" "Deeba was full of life, and Trina was courting death" "The image of light reflected over water. A profound, life-aletering kiss" but also deep - "Eistance is memory" "and forever was a long time, especially now that death was an opt-in procedure."
"Trina and Deeba enacted the same circular argument until it felt like they were actors in a play going through the same performance night after night, their words hollow, their crying choreographed." THEIR CRYING CHREOGRAPHED IS SO GOOD ACTUALLY.
also special egg: inert - gay - ennie - wordle - love
"They could cycle through together endlessly, learning how to love each other in different permutations of being, in something bigger and grander and stranger than pure romance. Love as a verb, an action, an adventure in knowing. But Trina just couldn’t hack it. She was old-fashioned that way. Simultaneously, this broke both of their hearts."
"She wanted to learn how to speak again, perhaps in another language, in a land far away from the wounds of her past. " "These were the things The Seep gave us, and what it took away. "
"They could cycle through together endlessly, learning how to love each other in different permutations of being, in something bigger and grander and stranger than pure romance. Love as a verb, an action, an adventure in knowing. But Trina just couldn’t hack it. She was old-fashioned that way. Simultaneously, this broke both of their hearts."
"She wanted to learn how to speak again, perhaps in another language, in a land far away from the wounds of her past. " "These were the things The Seep gave us, and what it took away. "
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Transphobia
afriske's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
lycheejelly's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Transphobia
whatthefridge's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
4.5
A world set in a supposed Utopia where people are still miserable. This ends up an exploration on it being OK to feel negative emotions and how they are a net-positive aspect of life.
I assumed this would be like an adventure story where the worn-out protag and the green compound-kid end up exploring the system of the Compound. But actually it's more of a literary novel strictly about the protag dealing with loss and grief. The compound-kid is more a plot driver than a person. We never explore a Compound, rather it's entirely the relationship with the Seep aliens that's central to the story.
I assumed this would be like an adventure story where the worn-out protag and the green compound-kid end up exploring the system of the Compound. But actually it's more of a literary novel strictly about the protag dealing with loss and grief. The compound-kid is more a plot driver than a person. We never explore a Compound, rather it's entirely the relationship with the Seep aliens that's central to the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
laurenwerlinger's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Cursing, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content and Racism
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