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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The premise of the book was average apocalyptic content. It wasn't compelling. You didn't love the characters. The parts that could have been so cool like her roommate or a return to indigenous community were underdone. It was fine. Fast read. Just mid.
67: Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich...weird. Not at all typical Erdrich...on any level.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
My heart was ripped out so it honestly took me weeks before I could acknowledge to the world I had finished this novel and my final thoughts. I honestly dont think I could be completely open about the thoughts it left in my mind without giving up spoilers which I would never ruin another's reading experience with. I have a suspicion that the ending was finished and wrapped quickly, but that might just be a broken heart talking.
The first lines of the book grabbed me, as I was coping with my first trip out in a bookstore after a long time hunkering in the safety of my own home in the midst of a pandemic, locking myself down. And so the lines, the thoughts, the reflections, the inciting incident of global, ecosystem shifts and breakdowns and fears, it rang loudly for me. And the lines seemed comforting and yet validating. I go to books to at once escape and process and this was the book to help me.
Let's just say, my denial is too strong and my survival mode is too present to get to the grief stage, and hence I avoid, as probably the main character had in her hide out time period in her own self-isolating lockdown. The most I can say is this is a great exploration into what human fear can fuck up given enough impetus and political and systemic power, without ever giving that fear an excuse, as we never follow any character without the courage to get thru their plight.
To whoever has already read this book, you too are strong, stronger than your fear. All the love.
The first lines of the book grabbed me, as I was coping with my first trip out in a bookstore after a long time hunkering in the safety of my own home in the midst of a pandemic, locking myself down. And so the lines, the thoughts, the reflections, the inciting incident of global, ecosystem shifts and breakdowns and fears, it rang loudly for me. And the lines seemed comforting and yet validating. I go to books to at once escape and process and this was the book to help me.
Let's just say, my denial is too strong and my survival mode is too present to get to the grief stage, and hence I avoid, as probably the main character had in her hide out time period in her own self-isolating lockdown. The most I can say is this is a great exploration into what human fear can fuck up given enough impetus and political and systemic power, without ever giving that fear an excuse, as we never follow any character without the courage to get thru their plight.
To whoever has already read this book, you too are strong, stronger than your fear. All the love.
an engrossing tale of dystopian fiction that deals with very real questions of love, family, and the future of humanity
A gorgeous and brutal story about faith, hope, and love during an apocalypse.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing of this novel felt juvenile and unpolished. While I can understand that it's supposed to feel like a real person's journal, it made it hard to get through and took away from what seemed like a great idea.
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No