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jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
From the book description, this sounded like a book that I would love, so I was excited when it was selected as the discussion book for one of my book clubs.
The book gets off to a slow start and goes into great depth into the mind of the main character, who is rather unsympathetic and not very relatable. None of the other characters are relatable either and we have no insight into what motivates them. The ending was disappointing (and was a very different ending than the movie version).
The book gets off to a slow start and goes into great depth into the mind of the main character, who is rather unsympathetic and not very relatable. None of the other characters are relatable either and we have no insight into what motivates them. The ending was disappointing (and was a very different ending than the movie version).
winniewonders's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
gillybourne's review against another edition
3.0
Excellent concept, poorly excecuted
The ideas were fantastic, but the characters changed characterisation multiple times and the ending was hypocritical and unsatisfying. Not as good as I had hoped.
The ideas were fantastic, but the characters changed characterisation multiple times and the ending was hypocritical and unsatisfying. Not as good as I had hoped.
vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Classism, Body horror, Blood, Death, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, and Violence
kscaldwell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
matthew_pawlyszyn's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rachelevelyn's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this as an exploration of how society would look if no children were born. I’d have really liked more of an exploration of that and ie the behaviour of the omegas, the reworking of towns, the treatment of the old, as I found the motives and actions of all the main characters (and particularly the relationship between Theo and Julian) quite weak.