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I'm confused, perplexed, slightly concerned, and unable to fully grasp my thoughts and define my feelings... all at once. In a good way...I think?
There are so many themes woven into this story tackling a multitude of important conversations. Yet, at its very core is a story about identity, responsibility, forgiveness, hope. Several characters who stand out for me, with certainly some favourites -- Arthur, Maggie, Graham. I don't know if the term 'precious' is appropriate in this instance but they are the highlight of my reading experience. π€
The genre of this book is a bit all over the place - science fiction but could also be a dystopian novel but it is also simultaneously heavily contemporary. It makes up for an interesting reading journey though.
γ»β₯γ» β Iβm smiling too.β
γ»β₯γ» β Oh? My ears arenβt quite as good as yours, I canβt hear it.β
γ»β₯γ» β I will endeavour to smile louder.β
The last few pages are very memorable in my opinion; I decided to reread them and quickly glance through some passages I had highlighted throughout the book. The ending of this book summarises some core elements well.
A reflective one for sure! π€
Graphic: Death, Gun violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia
Minor: Suicide attempt, War
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Racism, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder
Moderate: Racism, Cannibalism
Minor: Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Xenophobia
Graphic: Death, Violence
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism
Adela dying? Authur dying? No. Quinten was sad but also made sense. And the ending!?Did they meet? Get together!? Help!
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Lesbophobia
Minor: Torture, Police brutality, Cannibalism
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia
Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Slavery, Colonisation
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Medical trauma
Minor: Xenophobia, War
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Cannibalism
I will say that I didn't see that plot twist coming, but the ending was messy and it got annoying that the narrator was feeling sorry for herself for so long π€·ββοΈ
Also didn't care for the chapters about Gore, so ended up skipping them every time, sorry not sorry!
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Deportation