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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A dystopian book set in the not so distant future, with ideas that could be realities. This was a really interesting book. Took a bit to figure out who was who and how they were connected with the different POVs. The way it unfolded lended itself to the overall story and connections among humans. Great representation of LGBTQ+. Really makes you think about how we are affecting the climate and global warming. Thanks @MacAudio for the copy!
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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Such a fitting book for the current political and ecological environment. How strong our hatred can be and what things could like if we can overcome it. Very interesting plot and good mix of timelines that came together well in the end
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
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fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Looking for a queer dystopian science fiction novel?
Featuring ecoterrorism?
Life after cataclysmic climate failure?
Ecofeminism?
Capitalist conspiracies to control and manipulate climate change for their benefit?
A scene with an inbred family living in an abandoned army bunker?
Characters making dumb decisions that make you want to ask "GIRL WHY?" out loud as you're reading?
Then boy, do I have a book recommendation for you. The Shutouts by Gabrielle Korn.
Flipped back and forth between the audio version on #librofm and a printed copy from the library. Definitely heavy in spots, but interesting points of view and "Whatifs?" Flips between time periods and narratives so you can piece the story together as you go.
Pretty good. Dystopian sci-fi is probably my favorite speculative fiction subgenre.
Featuring ecoterrorism?
Life after cataclysmic climate failure?
Ecofeminism?
Capitalist conspiracies to control and manipulate climate change for their benefit?
A scene with an inbred family living in an abandoned army bunker?
Characters making dumb decisions that make you want to ask "GIRL WHY?" out loud as you're reading?
Then boy, do I have a book recommendation for you. The Shutouts by Gabrielle Korn.
Flipped back and forth between the audio version on #librofm and a printed copy from the library. Definitely heavy in spots, but interesting points of view and "Whatifs?" Flips between time periods and narratives so you can piece the story together as you go.
Pretty good. Dystopian sci-fi is probably my favorite speculative fiction subgenre.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Since I am always looking for new books to read and trying out genres that I don't venture into that often, I decided to give this book a try. Though when I think of dystopian novels, my first thought is The Hunger Games or Divergent. Despite jumping between two different years, although one of them was written as letters, the story fell a bit flat for me as far as talking about wanting to change the climate to try and reverse/stop what is happening. It felt like the characters were trying to escape their surroundings and find freedom in something else and not really getting there. That was the impression that I was getting while reading. Overall it was an interesting book and probably not something that I will read again.
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found a lot of hope reading this novel as I witnessed the characters embody their humanity in the face of corruption and disaster. There was a lot of exposition which normally might bother me, but the explanation of plot really just gave me context to fully appreciate how each character responded to their environment and each other. I read climate fiction because I'm scared for the future and I want someone to show me how we can still live and love when it happens, and this book did just that.
I hadn't yet read Yours For The Taking, but felt I was able to fully enjoy this story anyway.
I hadn't yet read Yours For The Taking, but felt I was able to fully enjoy this story anyway.
This is a great sequel to Yours for The Taking. I was excited to go back into this dystopian world destroyed by climate change. The Shutouts is told through dual timelines that explore the events leading up to the creation of the Inside and what the people who are shutout experience.
We follow Kelly in 2041 and learn her story through letters as she is desperately driving across country to get back to her daughter. We switch to 2078 to follow Ava and her daughter Brook who have just escaped the Inside wondering how they will survive in the changed world, Max who has escaped a cult and Orchid who is searching for her lost love. I loved so many things about this book: the dynamic between the characters, focus on queer narratives, the government conspiracy of hiding science, the fight to survive and found families. Some happenings in the book caught me off guard while others made me think” Yep, that is exactly what would happen.” I don’t think you have to read Yours for the Taking to enjoy this book but I highly recommend it.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
We follow Kelly in 2041 and learn her story through letters as she is desperately driving across country to get back to her daughter. We switch to 2078 to follow Ava and her daughter Brook who have just escaped the Inside wondering how they will survive in the changed world, Max who has escaped a cult and Orchid who is searching for her lost love. I loved so many things about this book: the dynamic between the characters, focus on queer narratives, the government conspiracy of hiding science, the fight to survive and found families. Some happenings in the book caught me off guard while others made me think” Yep, that is exactly what would happen.” I don’t think you have to read Yours for the Taking to enjoy this book but I highly recommend it.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated