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ada_rosales's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Death
madamelacy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don’t usually read thrillers but bought this on the recommendation of the assistant in Waterstones. It was quite a slow burn, but then the tension really mounts in the last quarter of the book.
Plenty of strong female characters - I’d said to the lady in Waterstones that I didn’t want the women as victims, which is what puts me off thrillers.
A good read!
Plenty of strong female characters - I’d said to the lady in Waterstones that I didn’t want the women as victims, which is what puts me off thrillers.
A good read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence
fkshg8465's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I had to restart this book several times because I had trouble getting into it initially. So glad I kept at it. It kept coming up on must read lists, and I’m so so glad it did. Everything about the book - the setting, the characters, the plot, the motivations, the themes - all of it was unexpected. Even though I disliked every single character, I really liked this book. That is a rarity for me.
My only wish was that it had been broken down into more chapters. Because there were only three chapters, it was hard for me to break up my reading in between daily activities.
This is a book I’d like to see taught in AP English and college classes across the US. Is a very well written allegory for the state of today’s world. Starts out slow, but comes to a screeching halt at the end because it speeds up so fast by then that it’s the only way out can end.
My only wish was that it had been broken down into more chapters. Because there were only three chapters, it was hard for me to break up my reading in between daily activities.
This is a book I’d like to see taught in AP English and college classes across the US. Is a very well written allegory for the state of today’s world. Starts out slow, but comes to a screeching halt at the end because it speeds up so fast by then that it’s the only way out can end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Car accident, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Grief
gracekatreads's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5
I loved loved almost all of this book and Catton’s writing and social pen are astute. Ending with a mass murder felt very sudden and out of nowhere, and far fetched for who the character were . Overall, would recommend but the ending left me dissatisfied as it felt heavy handed in a way the rest of the book did not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, and Mass/school shootings
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