Reviews with content warning for Domestic abuse - More Than This

Liked this one. A great read. But a little long and odd. Good story, and a plausible one at that. I really loved the characters and rooted for them all throughout. But I wanted more answers about the Driver!

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katrinarose's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

Such a unique and interesting book! I love the blend of sci fi, contemporary, and existentialism. There were a lot of points where we don’t know what is going on, but neither does Seth, so it really feels like we’re figuring everything out (or not) with him. The character development was great too. Although the ending was satisfying for me, I could see why people would want more, and I do wish there were a bit more answers for some things (but that was also kind of the point).

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miagw962's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-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? Yes

4.0

"Life does not have to go how you think it will," Tomasz says. "Not even when you are very sure what is going to happen."

Let me start by saying I love love love Patrick Ness - I love him and I love his books so much. Loved the Chaos Walking series and loved his standalone novels even more. I had heard really good things about this book, moreso than the other ones he's done so I was super pumped. And yes, it was pretty cute and interesting and easy to read and well-written. It did not, however, hit as hard as the rest of his novels have for me. It might've had something to do with the eventual

Matrix-like

premise or the slight disconnect I felt towards the main character. Suffice to say, I'm a little disappointed just because I think this book in particular is regarded as Patrick's best but I just personally prefer Release and The Rest of Us Just Live Here a lot more (and of course A Monster Calls). This is not a bad book by any means, I actually really enjoyed it. I think it has the capacity to teach young people about life and relationships. But I also think his other books do that better. Also confused why so many people were like 'omg what a crazy premise, this book completely changed my perspective on everything' like GUYS the premise is so derivative of the aforementioned cultural phenomenon-blockbuster sci-fi movie mentioned in the spoiler tag. Anyway, just a teensy bit disappointed in this one from Patrick but yeah, obviously still liked it. I hold him to a very high standard and that's not his fault!

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albie95's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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bennybooks's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book made my life significantly worse. This man should never be allowed to write. There’s a pain in my chest that won’t go away. You caused it. Get away from me.

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