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caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Thanks to Simon and Schuster for the free copy of this book.
- I sit here trying to write a review of AFTER WORLD and find myself just making sad, overwhelmed noises. This is one of the most devastating, inventive, and beautiful books I've ever read.
- This book is an exploration into the best and worst of humanity, and a harsh vision of a potential future. (The content warnings are extremely real here, friends.) Amid that, it's also a loving look at our planet and its many possibilities.
- To be honest, I'm not sure this book fully stuck the landing at the end, but I'll be turning the rest of it over in my mind for months to come.
- I sit here trying to write a review of AFTER WORLD and find myself just making sad, overwhelmed noises. This is one of the most devastating, inventive, and beautiful books I've ever read.
- This book is an exploration into the best and worst of humanity, and a harsh vision of a potential future. (The content warnings are extremely real here, friends.) Amid that, it's also a loving look at our planet and its many possibilities.
- To be honest, I'm not sure this book fully stuck the landing at the end, but I'll be turning the rest of it over in my mind for months to come.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abandonment, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Rape
thepaperbackplanner's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The marketing for this book really plays up the romance/love story angle, which is what initially led me to choose to request an ARC via the Simon Books Buddy program. What I got instead was an unflinchingly dark and realistic and grim portrait of human extinction via manufactured disease. The descriptions of starvation, abandonment, various methods of suicide, and violence were too much for me. However! I did think the writing was engaging, and the plot was a new take on the apocalypse/end of humanity tale for me. I think lots of folks will like this if they're not in it for the romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Gore, Animal death, Rape, and Infertility
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