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gigireven's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
sandygx260's review against another edition
2.0
I have had this book for years yet never read it. After reading it, I understood why I avoided it.
The actual writing is extremely strange. I have never read a book where so many people exclaimed all the time. People "roar" or "scream" during conversations. How excessive. If someone can use ten words instead of two, they'll use them. The dialog is stilted and almost old-fashioned, which is odd considering that the story is set in the future.
There were many scenes that dragged in corpse-like sulleness. Yes, this book needed a strict editor.
Characters made bad decisions which seemed to exist only to move the story toward the dramatic conclusion.
Sadly, too many words created too little an impact.
The actual writing is extremely strange. I have never read a book where so many people exclaimed all the time. People "roar" or "scream" during conversations. How excessive. If someone can use ten words instead of two, they'll use them. The dialog is stilted and almost old-fashioned, which is odd considering that the story is set in the future.
There were many scenes that dragged in corpse-like sulleness. Yes, this book needed a strict editor.
Characters made bad decisions which seemed to exist only to move the story toward the dramatic conclusion.
Sadly, too many words created too little an impact.
mschrock8's review against another edition
4.0
This is more a book Brad would read - futuristic.
I enjoyed it, though. Too many M names for the girls, though.
I enjoyed it, though. Too many M names for the girls, though.
readbysjc's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Powerfully strong author - keeps you turning the pages.
andreayoung's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
maryy19's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lisa_richter's review against another edition
1.0
The most interesting thing to me in this book is that the premise involves a mini Ice Age. No mention of global warming here...written in 1985.
elisabeth1st's review against another edition
1.0
this book was so bad. the writing was so over the top. My claim to fame is that I picked out what I thought was the absolute worst paragrapgh and said I couldn't believe a publisher would let this go to print and that was the exact phrase Newsweek selected to point out how horrible her book was. Sorry Colleen, I've liked others of your work.