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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I read this in 2020 during the pandemic and i was thankful that real life Sars Cov 2 was not as contagious or as deadly as the virus depicted in this novel. The two timelines of the plot wove an interesting tale as i tried to figure out how the different characters were connected. I particularly liked the ups and downs of the traveling theater, including the idea that art lives on, through disaster & the demise of a significant proportion of the human race
Rather strange to read this just before and then several years after a pandemic. My main thought as I was reading this was that I’m glad the world didn’t turn the way it did in the book. Though, the mood does stay somehow hopeful throughout because “survival is insufficient.” Even after civilization collapses, there will be art. And there will be hope.
(January 2025)
(January 2025)
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed how the author connected people and events throughout the story, but found the whole thing choppy. I felt as if some things weren't explained well and I used my imagination to "fill in the gaps", which very well might have been the intent.
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
I thought this would be a book solely about isolation and what a future with a devastating flu outbreak would look like. There was so much more to this book, and the way the story traversed in and out of the pre and post collapse was fantastic.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
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
This book is so well written and hits home so very hard as an artist following the Covid pandemic. I want to recommend this book for everyone who was/is an artist, or who enjoys art, or who had art help them through the pandemic. This is such a beautiful and compelling story.