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linkson's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Wow! Mysterious, reflective, and well written. Definitely better than Sea of Tranquility
jodi39's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
alex_watkins's review against another edition
4.0
A rare book that I don't have a bunch of tags to add, and it's really only apocalypse adjacent. Beautifully written, evocative, and interesting, but I didn't find myself getting too into the characters. All except Mei, but her fate was perhaps the most upsetting part of this book, fuck that utilitarian pseudo-philosopher dude-bro.
xchloebolt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
timna_wyckoff's review against another edition
3.0
Creative take on an epidemic story. Not surprisingly, I liked the connections to public health more than the dream stuff :)
shareen17's review against another edition
4.0
A new virus hits a college town that puts those effected in a deep sleep. A not too dark look at the effect of an epidemic on a community.
skytannathegreat's review against another edition
5.0
I thought it was going to hit home and make me feel so much more anxiety than I already was feeling, but, surprisingly, this book brought me calm. It showed that yes, random, horrible things can happen to anyone at any time, but the same can be said for good things as well. People will fight through this rough time, people will die, but it will come to an end at some point.
The same can be said for the conversation about consciousness and what makes up time and life. I usually freak out thinking about that, but this book tackled it in a way that was far away and yet easy to attach to life. This is a thinking book, not much of a thriller as I thought. 300 pages flew by, but are still stuck in my head. Give it a read if you can handle reading about a situation that very scarily mimics the one we are all living in now. It really is a beautiful story on the human experience.
The same can be said for the conversation about consciousness and what makes up time and life. I usually freak out thinking about that, but this book tackled it in a way that was far away and yet easy to attach to life. This is a thinking book, not much of a thriller as I thought. 300 pages flew by, but are still stuck in my head. Give it a read if you can handle reading about a situation that very scarily mimics the one we are all living in now. It really is a beautiful story on the human experience.
mhubner's review against another edition
4.0
An absolute delight. Very thought provoking, and explores a lot of perspectives on the lives of people in a contained pandemic. very interesting to listen to in the midst of COVID-19.