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daffodilcherry's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Harry August lives an ordinary life, only to find that when he dies, he is instead born again, with all his memories of his past life intact. Centuries of his lifelong timeloop later, he is warned that the world is ending faster, and sets about trying to find out why and to maybe stop it.
I loved so much about this book, the plot, the fucked up timeloop ethics, the quantum physics, the various settings and scenes, the characters, and as I said, Peter Kelley turned this into an absolute amazing piece of art. This is what happens when you hire crazy talented voice over actors for your epic historical sci-fi audiobooks!!! Do NOT adjust the speed and instead revel in Kelly's mastery!
I was absolutely hooked from the get go on this book, and the final third was so hard to put down (to sleep or like work lol). Definitely a top book for the year.
Wheelhouse items: fucked up timeloop ethics!!!, large cast, quantum physics but explained in a way that you can actually understand, my friend my enemy, secret societies.
Triggers (it's a very dark book at times): lots of torture, like there's quite a lot, medical institutionalisation, suicide, dying, murder, cancer, AIDS, electroshock, opiate use,
Graphic: Suicide, Addiction, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Child death
justdiana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Stalking, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, Torture, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Violence, Addiction, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Sexual content, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Suicide, and War
carina_dreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
⏳ Harry August é o nosso narrador, ele vai falar das suas várias vidas num formato semelhante a um diário. Ele pensava ser um ser humano e viveu uma vida típica de um britânico nascido em 1920, mas tudo mudou quando ele morre e volta a renascer como Harry August e com as memórias da sua 1ª vida. A partir daí, ele vai tentar perceber que abominação ele é e só vai encontrar um rumo à sua vida imortal quando descobre o nome Kalachakra.
⏳ Na 3ª foto eu indico os pontos principais do livro, mas deixem-me contar-vos que a quantidade de conteúdo e pesquisa postos neste livro para falar de momentos e monumentos históricos assim como descobrimentos científicos, tudo a nível mundial, é vasta. Para quem leu "Babel" e gostou do valor informativo/educativo, também vai gostar deste livro porque é tudo inserido no enredo e não feito como info dump.
⏳Esta pode ser uma leitura intimidante também pela edição em si.
• 1º conselho que dou, não leiam a introdução sobre a história da sci-fi que colocaram lá por whatever reason (mata logo os neurónios).
• 2º conselho, leiam o livro aos poucos porque ele tem uma letra bem pequena e apesar de capítulos curtos (são 82...) estes são bem lentos de ler - demorei um mês.
• 3º conselho, usem post-its para se orientarem no enredo porque há muitos time jumps para justificar certas escolhas do protagonista com experiências das suas diferentes vidas, a mim ajudou.
• 4º conselho, ele demora 100 pág. até nos dar as primeiras pistas do rumo da estória e outras 100 até o Harry começar a agir como um protagonista numa missão. Eu normalmente não tenho paciência para tal, mas vale muito a pena aguentar.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ eu li a última página múltiplas vezes, mas só fez sentido quando lá cheguei e foi um 🤯 que desvenda toda a razão de ser do livro e apaixonei-me!
Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Genocide, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Kidnapping
Minor: Rape, Abortion, War, Addiction, and Animal death
sakisreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
1.5
So yes. High expectations were there and were not met unfortunately 🥲
Harry August drags on… and on… and on… I really had to pull through the first 50%. It then started picking up a bit and I was hopeful again, before the dragging resumed at 60% 😫
I had to skim through so much of it; it was so unfortunate.
1.5 out of 5 stars for me unfortunately ✨ Sorry!
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Torture
spookily's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Genocide, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child death, War, Death of parent, Rape, Self harm, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Classism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Grief, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Addiction, and Car accident
jcath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cancer and Torture
Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction and Animal death
squid0110's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, and Drug use
Minor: Forced institutionalization