Reviews

Boca Raton by Lauren Groff

shanaqui's review

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked this, actually. There's something genuinely uneasy and creepy about it; it was a surprisingly unsettling start to my morning.

bleonard's review

5.0

I was surprised by this one. Like "The Way The World Ends," it's set in the present day, or close enough to it, but Groff takes an almost entirely interior approach to the story, focusing on one protagonist and their inner thoughts. The tension here builds wonderfully, with Groff's haunting prose employed very effectively. It doesn't end the way you'd think, and I liked the connection to past visions of apocalypse/apocalyptic cults. Thematically, it was very evocative of Paul Kingsnorth and the concept of "uncivilization," or finding out how to mourn for a world that has already been lost. I recommend it.

hananas's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

apatter7's review

2.0

I kind of got a little lost with this one, but will probably keep reading the series since I started from the end

hannahcorness's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

rjsthumbelina's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

sunny76's review

3.0

Part of the Warmer collection from Amazon Prime. Young single mother works as a research librarian. She can't sleep and it begins to affect her ability to make good decisions. (free prime read)

lucie_the_reader's review

2.0

Meh.

teresac's review

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

monarchgirl's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was interesting. This short story charts a woman's descent into madness due to worry about climate change. Although this was slightly less crazy than the other stories that I read from this collection.