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ezwolf's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
If I had a nickel for every time I read a book about a scientist who studied an animal so passionately that when given the chance, they transported their consciousness into said animal in the name of science and extinction, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it’s happened twice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, and Death
Minor: Vomit and Colonisation
lprongs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an ARC.
I've had high hopes for this since I saw it, and reading it did not disappoint, although it was not what I expected. It packs a pretty good punch against extractionism, poaching, human greed, and wealth/power.
At just about 100 pages, it can be read in one sitting which makes it a great intro to climate fiction or a primer on many relevant topics (like extractionism and how it fuels the global economy while completely removing extracted materials from a sense of place, the violence that created them, and the responsibility for that violence we all have by mindlessly consuming them). It was also probably the most accurate representation of "good" wealthy people I've read. Having dated some Anthonys, the revealing and removing of his mask was the truest mirror of my exes I've ever seen.
I've had high hopes for this since I saw it, and reading it did not disappoint, although it was not what I expected. It packs a pretty good punch against extractionism, poaching, human greed, and wealth/power.
At just about 100 pages, it can be read in one sitting which makes it a great intro to climate fiction or a primer on many relevant topics (like extractionism and how it fuels the global economy while completely removing extracted materials from a sense of place, the violence that created them, and the responsibility for that violence we all have by mindlessly consuming them). It was also probably the most accurate representation of "good" wealthy people I've read. Having dated some Anthonys, the revealing and removing of his mask was the truest mirror of my exes I've ever seen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Body horror and Gore
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