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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.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This unusual novel is a cautionary tale, about children on their own during an apocalyptic crisis, but it's also funny, thought-provoking, and entertaining. Unique and well worth reading.
My full review & an excellent audio sample:
https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2022/01/fiction-review-childrens-bible.html
My full review & an excellent audio sample:
https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2022/01/fiction-review-childrens-bible.html
I honestly think this book should be read in schools. It is everything the books we were forced to read in curriculum were not-- poignant, succinct, and relatable. It is the perfect allegory for the next generation, OUR generation, and the future we face, and the frustration we feel at the hands of those in power. It is powerful and melodically written without being six-hundred pages too long, and just referential enough to the source material (you know, the Bible) without being overwhelming and preachy.
It starts out as a YA like survival book but ends up as an allegory for how climate change is gonna kill us all and our parents are unable to care about it.
otin tän hetken mielijohteesta rikusta ja oli yllättävän hyvä. vähän laajemmalla raamatuntietämyksellä ois ehkä saanu vähän enemmän irti näistä viittauksista mut ei ne tainnu oikeen kuitenkaan olla se pääpointti. tykkäsin alkupuoliskosta enemmän mut loppu oli ajatuksiaherättävämpi. kokonaisuutena aika hieno kirja