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sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
There were some things here that had the potential to be interesting - the "guess whoโs coming to dinner" scenario with the white people who desperately want to believe they're not racist (or that they don't SEEM racist, these characters are preoccupied with seeming) but resent the class/race divisions not going the way they would expect, the mundane weirdness of living through a disaster, some of the things with the animals. However, the prose is extremely dense, full of short sentences, weird metaphors and unpleasant sexuality, and in the end it just kind of felt like a chore to read it. It also drove me insane that they spent all that time complaining about not knowing anything but refused to listen to the radio.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Confinement, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Racism
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Islamophobia, Suicide, Terminal illness, and War
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dark
mysterious
fast-paced
2.0
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Like. A whole lotta nothing happens. Not really creepy or horrific. If I look at reviews and see fives I might be mad and confused. I'll admit it, I don't get this book at all. It's incredibly horny to the point of hysterical laughing. Um if I wanted to read legal minors jerking off I'd fire up a oh three dot org. Just kidding I'm normal so I would not seek out child porn written by thirty yo fandom freaks.
The writing and themes were interesting, I just don't think the pay off was worthwhile.
My reading time .82 hours. Meh.
Like. A whole lotta nothing happens. Not really creepy or horrific. If I look at reviews and see fives I might be mad and confused. I'll admit it, I don't get this book at all. It's incredibly horny to the point of hysterical laughing. Um if I wanted to read legal minors jerking off I'd fire up a oh three dot org. Just kidding I'm normal so I would not seek out child porn written by thirty yo fandom freaks.
The writing and themes were interesting, I just don't think the pay off was worthwhile.
My reading time .82 hours. Meh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Gore, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Drug use, and Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Vomit, and Animal death
vlntnmz's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Why the author put so many sex references in the senteces when there was no ponit for it?
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer, Medical content, Murder, and Suicide
cereads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Vomit, Gore, Death, and Confinement
girlonbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
๐ฆฉ๐ฆฉ๐ฆฉ๐ฆฉ(four stars as rated in flamingos because.... um... flamingos?)
Something is happening. Something is happening. It was supposed to be relaxing a weekend away for Clay, Amanda and their two teenage children; a few days to unwind. And then, well, something happened. This other couple arrived. The power went out in the city. And that noise... What even was that? Are they safe where they are? Should they leave? Or should they wait until they know what's going on? What do you do when you have no idea what to do? You leave the world behind you.
โThey had asked themselves questions when they decided to have children โ do we have the money, do we have the space, do we have what it takes โ but they didnโt ask what the world would be when their children grew.โ
If you are into the kind of film where you don't see the monster until 2/3 of the way through, then have I got the book for you! Leave The World Behind is, in my opinion, the definition of a psychological thriller. What is most unsettling about this story isn't what it shows you but what it doesn't. There is very little action, but don't take that to mean that the book does not move. I genuinely could not put it down. The prose, the characters, the narration... it was all expertly done, in my opinion. I would highly recommend listening to this book. Rumaan Alam's words in Marin Ireland's voice was as beautiful as it was unsettling. This is the kind of story you keep thinking about for days afterward.
โจ Rep in this book: Black supporting characters, AOC
โจ Content warnings for this book: the mention of death, disease and unrest, vomit, medical stuff, cursing, racism, blood
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: Racism, Death, and Violence
kbergsten's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma and Vomit
Moderate: Gore, Medical content, and Racism
whatellisreadnext's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ดโ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ.
Amanda and Clay leave New York City, and head to a remote house for a vacation in Long Island. They're both enjoying spending time with their kids and letting life slow down for a while, but the spell is quickly broken by a late night knock at the door. It's the owners of the property. They are frantic, saying a sudden power outage has swept across the city. Can these people be trusted?
This book is ๐ฅ.
I have never been so stressed by a book, but so unable to put it down. Leave The World Behind is the epitome of watching a car crash happen. It's claustrophobic and aggravating, you feel as in the dark and stuck as all of the characters.
The writing can be quite jarring at first, for the first 30 pages I struggled. I was wondering what the hell I'd let myself in for, but I stuck with it, and soon got into the swing of things. I've never read anything like it before, Rumaan Alam writes in a way that gives the reader a chance to hear everyone's thoughts. It adds a whole other layer to the narrative. The author effortlessly uses this technique to create such an accurate examination of race and class, amidst all of the other chaos going on.
Technology dependence is a big big theme, with the TV and Internet going down almost immediately. It just made me think how absolutely screwed we would all be. The thought of trying to get somewhere, when you don't know the area, without Google maps, just made me feel sick๐
Leave The World Behind is much more than a suspense filled end of the world novel, it goes so much deeper than that, and it feels especially apt to have come out in 2020. I know this one is quite polarising, but I urge you to give it a go, just know that the ending is pretty open. I truly haven't stopped thinking about this book since I finished it over two weeks ago, it's a book that claws into your brain and never leaves.
Amanda and Clay leave New York City, and head to a remote house for a vacation in Long Island. They're both enjoying spending time with their kids and letting life slow down for a while, but the spell is quickly broken by a late night knock at the door. It's the owners of the property. They are frantic, saying a sudden power outage has swept across the city. Can these people be trusted?
This book is ๐ฅ.
I have never been so stressed by a book, but so unable to put it down. Leave The World Behind is the epitome of watching a car crash happen. It's claustrophobic and aggravating, you feel as in the dark and stuck as all of the characters.
The writing can be quite jarring at first, for the first 30 pages I struggled. I was wondering what the hell I'd let myself in for, but I stuck with it, and soon got into the swing of things. I've never read anything like it before, Rumaan Alam writes in a way that gives the reader a chance to hear everyone's thoughts. It adds a whole other layer to the narrative. The author effortlessly uses this technique to create such an accurate examination of race and class, amidst all of the other chaos going on.
Technology dependence is a big big theme, with the TV and Internet going down almost immediately. It just made me think how absolutely screwed we would all be. The thought of trying to get somewhere, when you don't know the area, without Google maps, just made me feel sick๐
Leave The World Behind is much more than a suspense filled end of the world novel, it goes so much deeper than that, and it feels especially apt to have come out in 2020. I know this one is quite polarising, but I urge you to give it a go, just know that the ending is pretty open. I truly haven't stopped thinking about this book since I finished it over two weeks ago, it's a book that claws into your brain and never leaves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Vomit
Moderate: Racism
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