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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
sad
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
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
NYT Notable Books 2020: 16/100
This book was more <i> Tomorrow, When the War Began </i> than <i> Lord of the Flies </i>, but at times it felt like it was missing something. Maybe there's more deeper, biblical meaning that went over my head, but it seems like plot elements just kind of appeared and disappeared without a whole lot of explanation. The premise was solid and Eve was a good narrator - I appreciated how the story was told, I just wish there had been a bit more to it.
This book was more <i> Tomorrow, When the War Began </i> than <i> Lord of the Flies </i>, but at times it felt like it was missing something. Maybe there's more deeper, biblical meaning that went over my head, but it seems like plot elements just kind of appeared and disappeared without a whole lot of explanation. The premise was solid and Eve was a good narrator - I appreciated how the story was told, I just wish there had been a bit more to it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Some interesting parts but my attention kept wandering. Cool concept.
“A children’s bible” by Lydia Millet is another book about the apocalypse, but this take is fresh in so many ways. A great take on the clash of generations.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury
Death of a parent: parent dies during childbirth
Violence: there's a scene where people invade and staple someone's hand to something
Drug use: both parents and children use drugs recreationally, parents addicted to cope w life
HARDCORE SPOILER: suicide: it's implied that the parents commit mass suicide
Written like one waking from a dream..in a modern iteration of lord of the flies..on valuim..