Reviews

The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman

alysereadsbooks's review

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Wanted to like this one, but it was quite weird. I think maybe I missed some of the nuance since I listened to the audiobook and felt the perspective change was more difficult to keep track of. The premise was cool, but the execution fell a little flat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

blcksheep's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

arayo's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Dementia

Minor: War, Genocide, Child death, Colonisation, and Addiction

h3ymelissa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

jcgrenn_reads's review

2.0

A lot, and I mean a LOT of passive voice / being verbs.

cjwicker's review against another edition

3.75

I really enjoyed this book even though it was a pretty strong divergence from what I usually read. This is much more focused on reflection, poetic writing, and a more fluid plot. If you prefer strong plotting and linear storytelling, this isn’t the book for you. I don’t usually like non-linear timelines, but I think the author did a good job of interconnecting people and storylines over time. 

escullin's review

reflective slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.25

_soraya_pl's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This story takes a meta and lightly sci fi approach on time and aging. The writing is fine but the plot was lacking. Low 2 because I could read it but can’t recommend it. 

emilbee's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

5.0

culicibae's review

slow-paced

2.5