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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had to DNF this book - my brain struggled to keep up with the twisty strangeness of the 'Southern Reach Trilogy' and enjoyed the mind-bending in 'Borne'...but after the first section of 'Dead Astronauts', I was lost and found it hard to focus, the surreal meandering too much.
I decided rather than continue to struggle, I would just admit defeat.
I decided rather than continue to struggle, I would just admit defeat.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm so conflicted.
There were a lot of beautiful chapters, specifically the ending, and the atmosphere created in the book is eerie. There are a lot of interesting philosophical questions posed too. A lot of pointless repetition too.
The structure is odd and I don't know if it works. The execution could have been better with a different narrative structure. The scope of the plot is so different from the first as well.
All in all, a bizarre book. More so than I was expecting.
There were a lot of beautiful chapters, specifically the ending, and the atmosphere created in the book is eerie. There are a lot of interesting philosophical questions posed too. A lot of pointless repetition too.
The structure is odd and I don't know if it works. The execution could have been better with a different narrative structure. The scope of the plot is so different from the first as well.
All in all, a bizarre book. More so than I was expecting.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
An admirable addition to the series, I just think there was more potential that could have been fulfilled.