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ainsleym's review
4.0
Bleak but wonderfully written futuristic novel. I loved the wandering storylines through past and present with multiple POVs. Excellently showed different angles and perspectives on this world. Would definitely recommend if you like post-apocalyptic ecological stories and don't mind the lack of a plot or an ambiguous ending. I'll definitely look for more of Alison Stine's books.
bhookjunkhie's review
5.0
Probably one of my fave books for 2021! I hope there is a sequel or next generation to come:)❤️❤️
teeter101's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
readingintheether's review
3.0
2.5 rounded up.
Feeling super ambiguous about this one. The commentary was a little heavy handed, and I don’t feel like much was resolved by the end, but I didn’t hate it!
Feeling super ambiguous about this one. The commentary was a little heavy handed, and I don’t feel like much was resolved by the end, but I didn’t hate it!
angengea's review
3.0
A character-driven and slow-moving plot, this book was reminiscent in tone and prose to works such as [b:Station Eleven|20170404|Station Eleven|Emily St. John Mandel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1451446835l/20170404._SX50_SY75_.jpg|28098716], [b:The Last One|27245997|The Last One|Alexandra Oliva|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1465634920l/27245997._SY75_.jpg|45572184] and [b:Into the Forest|86236|Into the Forest|Jean Hegland|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1479868647l/86236._SY75_.jpg|595978]. Like those books, it presents a deeply moving and very human narrative of survival and love in a post-apocalypse future.
danimal6301's review
3.0
"Dinosaurs roamed the earth, and no one knows for certain what happened. No, it wasn't plastic that killed them. There was no plastic them.
Yes, people knew that plastic was poison, but they didn't care. They wanted money.
Money was how you collected things and survived.
Collecting things was supposed to be very important.
I don't know why.
I don't know why.
It seemed important at the time."
Yes, people knew that plastic was poison, but they didn't care. They wanted money.
Money was how you collected things and survived.
Collecting things was supposed to be very important.
I don't know why.
I don't know why.
It seemed important at the time."
imjustadow's review
5.0
i really liked it. felt very grounded and real, the future history is well fleshed out and feels lived in
gcinc's review
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25