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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
I enjoyed this book! I liked the plot, the dark idea of a virus taking everyone out except a select few. It got kind of weird with Neffy and Justin and the Revisiting. I love love love the letters to H. Octopuses are one of my favorite animals and I related to Neffy in that sense. I liked the hospital setting and the diverse characters. I didn’t rate 5 ⭐️ mainly because of the sex scenes. While they weren’t too graphic, I didn’t find they added anything to the story and reading about sex makes me uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Car accident
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wild and lonely and, honestly, poking around Claire Fuller’s novel-brain never disappoints.
An excellent read, couldn’t put it down.
Really enjoyed this…I’ve enjoyed all of the books written by this author; this particular novel completely gripped me. The characters are believable, the dystopian event a great lens through which to observe human relationships. And the octopus…just wonderful. Add to your reading list.
Really enjoyed this…I’ve enjoyed all of the books written by this author; this particular novel completely gripped me. The characters are believable, the dystopian event a great lens through which to observe human relationships. And the octopus…just wonderful. Add to your reading list.
challenging
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel that it is still too soon to produce a pandemic themed novel, particularly one with so many factual inaccuracies. Vaccines are never administered intravenously and challenge studies are never conducted the day after the vaccine is given. The body needs time to mount an effective immune response. Both the writing and characters lacked substance. Characters were annoyingly petulant, while the main protagonist was self righteous and overwrought. Her back story was pedestrian and uninspiring. And I don’t understand the book’s title or the need for the inane letters to the octopus.