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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
A very original look at an end of the world scenario, focusing on intergenerational dynamics, and people's coping mechanisms for a world where climate change is altering the way we live. Depressing. Very good book.
I didn’t expect to like this one as much as I did. But wow! I think if I was better aware of the Bible I would have caught more symbolism.
Around chapter 9, it slowed down. The climax had happened and the resolution stretched over two chapters, so it was a bit slow to wrap up. The last lines packed a nice emotion.
Around chapter 9, it slowed down. The climax had happened and the resolution stretched over two chapters, so it was a bit slow to wrap up. The last lines packed a nice emotion.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 Very strange, disturbing, but engrossing. Another where I wish I was more familiar with the Bible, because I feel like I probably missed a bunch of references, but it’s obvious enough in the right places to carry the theme.
I felt like I was reading snippets of someone’s diary and never got a full understanding of the events that happened. I was excited to read a novel about the aftermath of a large climate disaster, but the inclusion of the Bible didn’t make sense/didn’t have a point to me and the kids high views of themselves annoyed me.
Millet did have an interesting way to write the parents though, I felt like I was watching Rugrats where I never saw the adults faces, they were just there in the background but not important enough to know them. I just can’t wrap my head around the parents being so irresponsible and uncaring of their children, especially in a scenario like this. But it was from the perspective of the teenager, so that could just be how she saw them. However, that just made me view the kids as immature brats who think they’re mature.
I get that it’s also a metaphor of how adults ignore climate change and the youth have to deal with it, but all the metaphors made the story too unrealistic for me. It got a little too out there and sci-fi-esque at the end. Things happened that were thrown in that couldn’t be explained and seemed to not make sense with the storyline. Especially the chapter when the owner “saves the day” then just disappears again. Another bible metaphor that I just didn’t get the point of.
Millet did have an interesting way to write the parents though, I felt like I was watching Rugrats where I never saw the adults faces, they were just there in the background but not important enough to know them. I just can’t wrap my head around the parents being so irresponsible and uncaring of their children, especially in a scenario like this. But it was from the perspective of the teenager, so that could just be how she saw them. However, that just made me view the kids as immature brats who think they’re mature.
I get that it’s also a metaphor of how adults ignore climate change and the youth have to deal with it, but all the metaphors made the story too unrealistic for me. It got a little too out there and sci-fi-esque at the end. Things happened that were thrown in that couldn’t be explained and seemed to not make sense with the storyline. Especially the chapter when the owner “saves the day” then just disappears again. Another bible metaphor that I just didn’t get the point of.
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
This dystopian and allegorical novel depicts a contemporary society impacted by climate change and shrouded in the follies of technology. The artfully constructed narrative ties into biblical references that invoke a sense of discontent with complacency and that interweave faith and nature.
Brilliant writing, but somewhat loses you via how dense and brilliant it manages to be.
A beautifully written allegory of Revelation and the end of the modern world. Told with deftness and imagination, this story creates a singular world both foreign and familiar and forces us to consider our daily lives and consumptions and how they fit into the grander picture of the universe.
One minor issue is that the author uses the word "retarded" in a derogatory fashion more than once. I understand that it is used to convey the general attitude of the characters that use it, but it is unnecessary and offensive. For such an eloquent author, this seems unnecessary and disappointing. Be better!
One minor issue is that the author uses the word "retarded" in a derogatory fashion more than once. I understand that it is used to convey the general attitude of the characters that use it, but it is unnecessary and offensive. For such an eloquent author, this seems unnecessary and disappointing. Be better!