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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
The only way I can describe this book is: breathtakingly beautiful.
Beautifully written, however the audio book feels very disjointed at the start due to the beginning being written like a play.
Beautiful, lyrical, and full of amazing lines of poetic rambling about love and life and time. The story itself is about two people, broken in their own ways, colliding into each other and becoming completely intertwined. It’s romance in the most romantic way of being, their story is overdramatic and child-like, and as an observer of it, you’re watching them progress with fear and caution because what they’ve found in each other is so fragile. They lose themselves in their love in a way that adults often struggle to do, and because they’re such empathetic characters, you want to save them from the pain of losing themselves and each other.
Beautiful writing and interesting characters, but my main issue was how intense Aldo and Regan's connection was. Their relationship starts so beautifully with their six conversations, but things quickly escalate, and it almost reads as toxic how much they need each other. I think there's a distinction between having a healthy amount of dependence in a relationship and needing each other as intensely as they needed each other. Some of the details the author touches on about entering a serious relationship did resonate, like the fear of depending on someone else, or the way people tangibly change each other, but with Aldo and Regan everything was amplified; they were more obsessed with each other than anything else. Though Regan shows some level of growth through her relationship with Aldo, neither seem to really address their underlying mental health issues despite some concerning behavior.
Other notes:
- Changing narrative style could have been cool but felt disjoint
Other notes:
- Changing narrative style could have been cool but felt disjoint
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
just a bit too much for me. enjoyable, but too much. for me. not for everyone! but certainly for me. olivie blake writes beautifully nevertheless
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Rating: 5/5 stars
Alone with You in the Ether is nothing short of breathtaking. It’s a work that transcends traditional storytelling, feeling instead like poetry woven into prose. The language and imagery evoke art, the infinite, and the intangible, pulling you into a story that’s as much about the characters as it is about the intricate web of emotions and ideas they embody. I was completely swept up in its mania and beauty, moving from page to page in awe of how deeply this piece of literature resonates with me. It’s a book that you don’t just read; you experience every moment as a part of its profound, intimate world.
Alone with You in the Ether is nothing short of breathtaking. It’s a work that transcends traditional storytelling, feeling instead like poetry woven into prose. The language and imagery evoke art, the infinite, and the intangible, pulling you into a story that’s as much about the characters as it is about the intricate web of emotions and ideas they embody. I was completely swept up in its mania and beauty, moving from page to page in awe of how deeply this piece of literature resonates with me. It’s a book that you don’t just read; you experience every moment as a part of its profound, intimate world.
Let me start off saying this book is BEAUTIFULLY written. The writing is poetic, the switches between the narrative is unlike any I’ve read before, and it is complex and beautiful. I loved it up to 75%. It explores time, love, and mental illness through bees, hexagons, math, and art. The writing style makes the characters and their troubles so deeply understood whether you love or hate their love story. I wished more for the ending and it fell short.