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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hazy, surreal, apocalyptic tale with some very ripe-for-the-picking biblical allusions. A quick, absorbing read.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I checked this out after seeing the title pop up on a number of "best books of the year" lists, and it was, indeed, an impressive feat of writing. (As someone who works with words myself, I can appreciate the high level of difficulty involved in efficiently and memorably characterizing a dozen herd-like kids, and recreating biblical situations in contemporary times with skill and restraint.) Like "Station Eleven," this book will inevitably be haunting me for a while, as it touches on the reality of what we will all, as a global community, are drawing closer to facing: the reckoning of climate change. The adults in the book, fittingly, are drinking and screwing themselves into oblivion, seeing no avenue for changing the course of where things are headed, so it's inevitably children who at least try to focus on survival and finding a way through. Admittedly, this novel probably wasn't the best choice for me to jump into during an already-tough pandemic holiday season - I'm thinking enough about our collective struggle to care for each other these days - but it's impossible to deny its power nonetheless.
The children and the parents were all extremely rude and unlikable. Couldn’t stand reading them.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
This was a bleak, but beautiful book that centers a group of children and teens as they try to navigate the end of the world.
These kids were funny, often relatable, and brave. I enjoyed the time I spent with them. They reminded me of my responsibility as a grown-up, with all the power that age and education can give.
Evie would look me in the eye and tell me to grow the fuck up or get out of the way because there's work to be done.
While the story stands on it's own, I was reminded of The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey. Both are parables of youth during and after Revelation.
These kids were funny, often relatable, and brave. I enjoyed the time I spent with them. They reminded me of my responsibility as a grown-up, with all the power that age and education can give.
Evie would look me in the eye and tell me to grow the fuck up or get out of the way because there's work to be done.
While the story stands on it's own, I was reminded of The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey. Both are parables of youth during and after Revelation.
A sort of modern day Lord of the Flies meets the works of Ling Ma and Emily St. John Mandel. Some of the characters blur together, but the themes and plot still pack a punch.