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atgerstner's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I don’t know how to say this without sounding mean, but this reads like a man wrote it.
sarahh14's review
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.0
d3lloyd's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
moholub's review
5.0
Never thought I'd read the word "chumbis" and "chonk" so many times in a novel, but Jane's thorough adoration of cats did not disappoint. Absolutely adored the style and wit of Jane's debut novel and her ability to take both a classic UFO premise and a weirdly topical issue and create something new and beautiful. At times deep and poignant and at other times deeply absurd, this story of cats, bacon, plastic, and humanity had me hooked all the way through.
cwallace1005's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
emilyeehaw's review
3.5
hmmmm. one thing i can tell you i didn’t like was the kid-speak about cats. it was grating in the worst ways. very tumblr 2013 and i had to skip some chunks of it. sorry to those kids but DAMN.
overall however, i liked this book. it took me far too long to realize how all of these perspectives were connected. my favorite POV was probably oliver’s. i found his story the most compelling, especially involved his sister, jo. i would have liked blaine and anne’s story more if it didn’t feature the annoying children lmao.
i think this is definitely a fun take on an alien invasion. what if aliens came to earth….and then left. what does that mean for the people who saw them and the ship and can’t just forget about it.
overall however, i liked this book. it took me far too long to realize how all of these perspectives were connected. my favorite POV was probably oliver’s. i found his story the most compelling, especially involved his sister, jo. i would have liked blaine and anne’s story more if it didn’t feature the annoying children lmao.
i think this is definitely a fun take on an alien invasion. what if aliens came to earth….and then left. what does that mean for the people who saw them and the ship and can’t just forget about it.
sam_is_reading's review against another edition
DNF at 46%.
I was really looking forward to reading this based on the description: a good-humored view of an (almost) alien invasion. This book gets very boring very quickly though. It's a lot of inner monologue between three characters who are all in states of limbo, hypersensitive from the recent alien spaceships that appeared & disappeared from the sky, but <i>nothing happens</i>. It was approx. 6 hours of people thinking about life but not actually doing anything.
I'm very much a story-driven reader, so this book wasn't for me at all. It was well-written & humorous, but boring and repetitive.
I was really looking forward to reading this based on the description: a good-humored view of an (almost) alien invasion. This book gets very boring very quickly though. It's a lot of inner monologue between three characters who are all in states of limbo, hypersensitive from the recent alien spaceships that appeared & disappeared from the sky, but <i>nothing happens</i>. It was approx. 6 hours of people thinking about life but not actually doing anything.
I'm very much a story-driven reader, so this book wasn't for me at all. It was well-written & humorous, but boring and repetitive.