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annenichols's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
A very melancholy meditation on connectedness in nature. Moving, sad, did bring me to tears. Lightly beautiful but not breathtaking. Lyrical. A little boring; it wandered around in a mood but never made much of a concerted point. I might have DNF’d if it weren’t so short. The spare style and brief length was much better than something like Overstory, which I could barely start.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death of parent
septi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Medical trauma, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Vomit
Minor: Violence
morganj's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Animal death
Moderate: Vomit
mezilla's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I haven't read a story as gentle as this one in such a long time.
So many stories of the tail end of humanity focus on the brutality of loss and the end of society. This one doesn't. This replaces the hopelessness and betrayal of those stories with the quiet beauty of small moments together at the end. It's not a fizzle or a bang, we end with a content sigh.
The love between the father and daughter in this book brought me so many mixed emotions of sorrow and hope. Even when I knew where the story was headed I couldn't help but be glad we've all had a little time together, even if it's not for forever.
This is a wonderful book for anyone on their own journey through grief.
So many stories of the tail end of humanity focus on the brutality of loss and the end of society. This one doesn't. This replaces the hopelessness and betrayal of those stories with the quiet beauty of small moments together at the end. It's not a fizzle or a bang, we end with a content sigh.
The love between the father and daughter in this book brought me so many mixed emotions of sorrow and hope. Even when I knew where the story was headed I couldn't help but be glad we've all had a little time together, even if it's not for forever.
This is a wonderful book for anyone on their own journey through grief.
Content Warnings
Minor: Vomit, Animal death, and Death of parent
rphalange's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Really beautiful story with clear writing. It is a post-apocalyptic speculative fiction novella based in fabulism, rather than fantasy proper. It is not science fiction.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
tlaynejones's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death
kshertz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This book was sad, then it got sadder, and then it was the saddest. As a middle grade read it’s intense. It reminds me of like On the Road but for kids? The end of the world and it’s just this girl and her dad. There’s so much we never learn and that was hard for me. I felt the loneliness and sadness and it was almost too much to get through to finish and enjoy the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Blood
foreverinastory's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
CWs: Animal death, blood, death, death of parent, grief, injury/injury detail.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
katesigrist's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Animal death
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