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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay putting aside the insane plotline (in a good provocative fantastical/sci-fi kinda way), Hope Davis as the narrator for the audiobook absolutely 200% killed it with her acting. Her voice was unbelievably adaptive and malleable - so many different creative ways to scream, cry, whisper, etc. given the numbers of characters and dialogues in this book lmao. Sometimes it felt like a fever dream, sometimes it felt like I was watching a movie, sometimes it felt like my mother is reading to me. Soo cool how just a voice can make something feel so wrong and uncanny too when roleplaying the evil forces.
I do think that if I hadn’t listened to the audiobook version, I would’ve liked the book less. As long as I avoid the movie adaptation (I heard it’s not that good?), I will always have Hope Davis’ narration inside my head every time I decide to reread this in the future. My younger self would probably be very confused reading this book if it came across his radar, but now at 25 years old, my first impression is that it is a great short introduction into the genre of sci-fi/fantasy. One of my favourite 2025 reading/listening experiences.
I do think that if I hadn’t listened to the audiobook version, I would’ve liked the book less. As long as I avoid the movie adaptation (I heard it’s not that good?), I will always have Hope Davis’ narration inside my head every time I decide to reread this in the future. My younger self would probably be very confused reading this book if it came across his radar, but now at 25 years old, my first impression is that it is a great short introduction into the genre of sci-fi/fantasy. One of my favourite 2025 reading/listening experiences.
read this book because I had never read it as a child and it shows up on many, many book lists. I wish I would have read this as a young teen. It was a very good book. I found it a little slow at first but at about the half way point, it really picked up.
I got this book from the show "Ted Lasso" and I didn't really go in with any expectations.
I liked the book, I can't say that I really loved it, but it was enjoyable and had some great stuff in it.
The last few chapters were probably the best, especially the second to last on that one weird planet with the tall aliens. Their conversations with them about light and seeing things was very interesting.
All in all I don't think I was necessarily the main target audience of this novel, but I was able to enjoy it anyway :)
I liked the book, I can't say that I really loved it, but it was enjoyable and had some great stuff in it.
The last few chapters were probably the best, especially the second to last on that one weird planet with the tall aliens. Their conversations with them about light and seeing things was very interesting.
All in all I don't think I was necessarily the main target audience of this novel, but I was able to enjoy it anyway :)
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Picked this up as my 6th grader is reading it in ELA. what a great story about love and faith in one’s self. I look forward to discussing it with him and hear his perspective.
While the story is now 60-70 years old, it stands up to modern times.
While the story is now 60-70 years old, it stands up to modern times.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
One of my favorite childhood books. That and pretty much anything else by Madeleine L'Engle. But I re-read this one my sophomore year of college and still loved it.