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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My initial thoughts about this book is sadness, fear, frustration and ANGER. This is a work of fiction, but I could easily see that this could be a future that is inflicted upon us. I do NOT want this to happen. Hear me, this will NOT happen.
Just like my disbelief in seeing what was happening on the Capitol on January 6th...I see this book in the same way. This is here for us to read...to make SURE that this is not the future that we want. This book IS fiction, and shall stay fiction. That, in itself is a sadness.
The idea that any race, gender, faith or creed could get the upper hand...hence making every other...bend the knee and be less than, especially in this wonderful country is anathema to me (and my family).
I don't want to speak any specifics, for this book does an amazing job in revealing the story...but there were a number of times that I wanted to hurl the book at the wall. Not because I was angry at the author, but that I was angry at the world that Celeste Ng had place our characters. These character that were hurting. Tears were shed for them. How could we (as a society) allow the encroachment of evil...to get THIS (the world at this time) far? BUT, I only look back a year ago...to see our Capitol and what happened on January 6th to see...this fiction, really isn't that far from a mad reality. This, to me, is horrific. This is the horror that makes me restless.
Also, the love of libraires...withing this story put a smile on my face. We who love the libraries in our world, would flourish in her world.
Marie (my wife) is currently reading this book. She knows how it effected me...and she knows how sensitive that I am about injustices...and she TOO wanted to see how the author was able to make my blood boil.
I've read a number of her books in the past, but I think that this one might be her best...though the others have been amazing, too.
Just like my disbelief in seeing what was happening on the Capitol on January 6th...I see this book in the same way. This is here for us to read...to make SURE that this is not the future that we want. This book IS fiction, and shall stay fiction. That, in itself is a sadness.
The idea that any race, gender, faith or creed could get the upper hand...hence making every other...bend the knee and be less than, especially in this wonderful country is anathema to me (and my family).
I don't want to speak any specifics, for this book does an amazing job in revealing the story...but there were a number of times that I wanted to hurl the book at the wall. Not because I was angry at the author, but that I was angry at the world that Celeste Ng had place our characters. These character that were hurting. Tears were shed for them. How could we (as a society) allow the encroachment of evil...to get THIS (the world at this time) far? BUT, I only look back a year ago...to see our Capitol and what happened on January 6th to see...this fiction, really isn't that far from a mad reality. This, to me, is horrific. This is the horror that makes me restless.
Also, the love of libraires...withing this story put a smile on my face. We who love the libraries in our world, would flourish in her world.
Marie (my wife) is currently reading this book. She knows how it effected me...and she knows how sensitive that I am about injustices...and she TOO wanted to see how the author was able to make my blood boil.
I've read a number of her books in the past, but I think that this one might be her best...though the others have been amazing, too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Hate crime, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Racism, Outing, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs
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