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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
A young girl's coming of age story with a rather strange apocalypse in the background. The uncertainty of what will become of the Earth is perfectly intertwined with the uncertainty of becoming an adult.
Perhaps I built this book up too much for myself. I had the hardcover on my wishlist months before it came out, and finally purchased it expecting a lot. Sadly it did not deliver.
While it was interesting to read a coming of age story against the backdrop of a world-ending event, this novel lacked any sort of epiphany moment or fragment of satisfaction that would make me stop, digest, and reread.
Julia, the narrator, is awkward and coping amid classmates who have already had their first growth spurt, or friends that seemingly abandoned her for others. It was a change to read a story like that juxtaposed against a dystopian scenario where the latter did not take precedence. Sure, the world may be ending but Julia is still going through the growing pains that anyone at her age goes through. Unfortunately, this only made me want to know more about the world and what was going on in other parts of it. It was a beautifully constructed catastrophe and what I really enjoyed about the book.
The ending also fell pretty flat for me. I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't what I got. Perhaps more finality? It did all seem pretty rushed.
Overall, it was a good read, but not a great one.
While it was interesting to read a coming of age story against the backdrop of a world-ending event, this novel lacked any sort of epiphany moment or fragment of satisfaction that would make me stop, digest, and reread.
Julia, the narrator, is awkward and coping amid classmates who have already had their first growth spurt, or friends that seemingly abandoned her for others. It was a change to read a story like that juxtaposed against a dystopian scenario where the latter did not take precedence. Sure, the world may be ending but Julia is still going through the growing pains that anyone at her age goes through. Unfortunately, this only made me want to know more about the world and what was going on in other parts of it. It was a beautifully constructed catastrophe and what I really enjoyed about the book.
The ending also fell pretty flat for me. I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't what I got. Perhaps more finality? It did all seem pretty rushed.
Overall, it was a good read, but not a great one.
This book has been well-reviewed and there is some lovely writing in it. It worked in some ways as a coming of age novel. But I was disappointed that the characters weren't more engaging and the science better. I wonder if it would have been so raved over if it had not come out during such a time of unusual weather here. It paled for me in relation to the novels of Octavia Butler and films like "Another Earth."
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Den här boken syntes precis överallt för något år sedan. I alla fall kändes det så och alla bara tokälskade. För mig, som älskar katastrofböcker (-filmer), så var det här en självklar bok att läsa. För visst vore det en katastrof om jorden plötsligt börjar snurra långsammare? Läs mer på http://bokslut.blogspot.se/2015/08/en-tid-for-mirakel-av-karen-thompson.html
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes