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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wanted to like this one so much more than I did — it was really interesting in some places but fell flat in others. I went in expecting more of a tone and story similar to The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, but it felt like there wasn't a full commitment to the "weird" in this novel. It's still a good story and I do recommend picking it up if you're looking for something that makes you go "huh?"
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was okay. I liked the concept and the writing style but it felt a bit…..after all that, what was the point?
interesting exploration of how people react to a crisis, what happens when people with mundane problems are untethered from their routine. It has some complicated very human characters, and I understand why they are the way they are, but that doesn’t make me like them.
Arjun particularly is like. very interesting complex character, I understand how his experiences made him the way he is. and the way he is is not someone I like or enjoy reading about, unfortunately.
I also felt like the whole explanation of everything was. a little random? The climate fiction aspects are definitely more fabulism than science-based.
I probably would have liked it if I liked the characters more. Anyway, clearly just not for me!
I probably would have liked it if I liked the characters more. Anyway, clearly just not for me!
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have never been so hot and cold with a book before. There were moments / chapters / even pages that I was eating this up and then in the next it would lose me. I think my expectations, desires, and preferences just didn't always align with the vision of this story. I wanted it to be darker and weirder at times. I wish this was more truly polyphonic because I struggled to understand why the 2 main characters were our main characters. I couldn't always follow the rhythm of this novel. But I only have so many thoughts / critiques because there was so much I also liked!!!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes