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Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
This is not a literary escape, this is a deep dive analysis of society and human behavior and what we do with global scale change. It's a severely plausible, pointed and poignant what-if scenario pushed to the extreme, but possible end of thought experiment.
Lots of explicit language unfortunately, but a surprisingly well balanced cast of realistic and diverse characters with just enough depth to keep each of them interesting, sympathetic and on the edge of your seat waiting for their outcomes.
(The high believability might be triggering as there are TONS of real world scenarios of hate crime, etc).
Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Outing, War, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, War
I liked the characters through which we follow this idea. I found them very empathetic and realistic in the way they embodied the diverse reactions to learning one's own endpoint. In particular, I liked the paths of Amy the schoolteacher and Hank the surgeon. I was hoping that by the end
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Pregnancy
Recommend
I totally get WHY this book was and is so popular almost three years after its release. This novel is a thought-provoking book that is PERFECT for book clubs. It was an easy read on audiobook. But, I think this book was perfect for readers and book clubs after the pandemic. It was escapism in a speculative and dystopian way.
The writing and character development were the weakest parts of this debut novel. I wanted more of the before and after "thread times". Plus, there were just too many characters!
The premise was great, but just not executed. This book could have been so much more. Unfortunately, I could correctly foretell what would happen after reading/ about halfway through the book.
For a more detailed review, check out my blog - booksbydorothea:
https://booksbydorothea.blogspot.com/2025/05/review-measure-audiobook.html
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma
Graphic: Cursing, Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Medical content
Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Violence
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Cursing, Cultural appropriation
Minor: Violence, Grief
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, War