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tifftastic87's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
The Light Pirate follows Wanda who is born in a devastating hurricane that changes not only the trajectory of her family but signals the change in the world itself. We follow Wanda as she grows up in a Florida ravaged by climate change. She learns to survive, guided by her mentor and adoptive mother, Phyllis. Phyllis is an ecologist and a bit of a prepper, but she was right. As Florida slips further away, Wanda becomes more isolated and the rest of the country follows.
This book is beautifully written, it reminds me a lot of Mink River in that it is very much about the environment as much as the characters. Its a love letter to a world slipping away.
Wanda is such a wonderful character and she suffers so much loss throughout her life. The climate anxiety underlaying the whole story gave it an edge that made it border on post apocalyptic. But the moments of Wanda doing basic survival things, mending nets, drying fish etc gave it a quiet element that most disaster movies and post-apocalyptic stories don't have. It was a quiet survival. In parts it reminded me of Water World.
The pacing was great and the "chapters" that were just from the perspective of the environment were a wonderful touch.
This book is beautifully written, it reminds me a lot of Mink River in that it is very much about the environment as much as the characters. Its a love letter to a world slipping away.
Wanda is such a wonderful character and she suffers so much loss throughout her life. The climate anxiety underlaying the whole story gave it an edge that made it border on post apocalyptic. But the moments of Wanda doing basic survival things, mending nets, drying fish etc gave it a quiet element that most disaster movies and post-apocalyptic stories don't have. It was a quiet survival. In parts it reminded me of Water World.
The pacing was great and the "chapters" that were just from the perspective of the environment were a wonderful touch.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying
Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Animal death
lndsmcarter's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual content and Animal death
zosiablue's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
Help, this was so gut-wrenching and emotional and scary! Not, like, white label scary, but scary nonetheless. A slow burn, climate change, literary fiction, dystopian heartache of a book. There were several deaths in this book that will be up there on the list of saddest book deaths for me. It encapsulated my #1 most painful feeling - the feeling of wanting to go home, but home has moved on. Bye, gotta go cry. ðŸ˜
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gun violence
Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Dementia
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