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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
This book hurt my heart. Every character had bee profoundly affected by a random act of nature and was trying to respond the best way they knew, whether that meant trying to remember or trying to forget, trying to fall in love and failing or falling head over heels and being forced to make a painful decision about that person.
It dragged a bit at the end, but I still couldn't put it down.
It dragged a bit at the end, but I still couldn't put it down.
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book paints an intimate picture of a world after a Rapture-esque event. It does so in an excellent and engaging way.
Lo spunto di partenza รจ affascinante ma Perrotta lo usa solo come tale, senza indagare, concentrandosi piuttosto sulle persone, sull'elaborazione di lutti impossibili, sulla sopravvivenza, su un mondo stravolto. Ci sono passaggi molto riusciti e un bel finale carico di speranza, ma il libro gira parecchio a vuoto e non tutti i personaggi hanno davvero qualcosa di interessante da raccontare.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thought provoking fast read. Interesting concept. Love Perrotta's writing.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really wanted to like this book more. The premise is good, it's very "slice of life" focused, which is a fun take on the Apocalypse.
Ultimately it was just TOO mundane. If it focused more on the emotional tragedy aspect of losing your loved ones suddenly, or leaned hard into the mystery of What Happened, it would have been more interesting. As it stands, it didn't explore any of the aspects I was hoping it would. Still a fun read, and I may get around to watching the TV show.
Ultimately it was just TOO mundane. If it focused more on the emotional tragedy aspect of losing your loved ones suddenly, or leaned hard into the mystery of What Happened, it would have been more interesting. As it stands, it didn't explore any of the aspects I was hoping it would. Still a fun read, and I may get around to watching the TV show.
emotional
mysterious
i completely understand the section of people who hate open endings of this magnitude but i just eat them up every time. i LOVE and live for the gaps authors leave for me to sit around and think about what they could be filled with. i love the acceptance that i'll never know for sure. i read this after watching the show, so it was fascinating to see the changes the showrunners made from the original story and especially what they ended up leaving behind altogether (justice for jill's shaved head and the GR members at the outpost who fell in love). meg and laurie's storyline had so much life here, i got the time with jill and tom that i desperately wanted, and everyone was just so real. they're messy and fucked up and make the wrong decisions and act out in pain/anger and there aren't resolutions and they don't have time to fix mistakes and they're just dragging themselves through every day full of grief and confusion and i just love them for it!!!!!!!!!!