Reviews

How High We Go in the Dark, by Sequoia Nagamatsu

fox_corner's review

4.0

Still too soon to read about a plague but beautiful writing and inventive storytelling

cassellwrites's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

nwilliams96's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.75

jeannete's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

livangeliaue's review against another edition

2.0

I enjoyed this book for the first couple of chapters, and then my enjoyment started to dwindle. The chapters that stood out to me were 30,000 years beneath a eulogy, city of laughter, pig son, and songs of your decay, and I still wish each of those were just a little bit longer. It became repetitive and a bit monotonous and I was ready to be done with it around the halfway point. I think the concept is great but I just wanted fewer stories and a little more out of each one. It was hard to connect with each story and the characters within it, but I enjoyed hearing certain characters re-appear later in the book, but I often couldn't remember who was who. I don't normally read short story collections so I'm not sure how this one compares but it was lackluster for me

peepytot's review

5.0

Perfect sadness.

peiffera0628's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

cris's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

amygower's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

e_m_barnes's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25