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eroof514's review against another edition
2.0
I received this book in exchange of an honest review. The premise of this was good and I liked the way the book started out but I was overall disappointed. We start out in a world where a disease has begun killing off all older people by making them fall asleep and never wake up. The disease is starting to affect people who are even younger now and the nations are at war against each other because they think someone knows how to stop the disease and they are withholding the information. We meet Ginny and Tom who are twins in foster care and Tom has been drafted. Virginia wants Tom to go with her to a spaceship launch that her parents would have been interested in. Virginia is able to remember everything and Tom isn't so we see Virginia telling Tom what to do throughout the book. The whole book is them going on this journey and the whole thing is kind of slow. We never find out what the disease actually is and I would have liked to know more about the world during that time.
patriciajoan's review
Bleak, boring and miserable story. Disliked most of the characters.
lindsey_reads's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
bkbailey8521's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
farleighelse's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Not particularly memorable. Manipulative sister thinks she's all knowing. Betrayal. Road trip to rocket. death. several inconsistencies in the writing. would not read again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
goonie01913's review against another edition
2.0
I was looking forward to this book since I really like this author's two previous books but was greatly disappointed. This book was very slow and not much really happened. I cared more about what was going on in the background than about these boring twins.
bitchburgerbibliophile's review against another edition
3.0
I received an advance copy of this novel for review. The Crossing is a slow read, but in the end I did like the journey it took me on. The premise was unique and the way in which the author chose to tell the story was original. The writing really set the mood of overall hopelessness while also providing the reader with worthy passages to ponder. However, I didn't really connect to any of the characters and the slow and somber pace was not my favorite, but as hopeless as the novel felt it still left me with an ember of hope at the end.
trillium9's review against another edition
4.0
This book should have been a harder read than it was. It's about a world that seems more and more hopeless by the day as people drift off to sleep and then die in droves. As we learn from letters written by the parents of the two main characters, The Disease isn't the only thing making the world seem hopeless: war, racism, poverty, violence, and a host of ills have always hung over the world in this book. And yet...characters in the book often find ways to be hopeful, and to muse on what is really important in the world. And that's what's beautiful about the book, and the reason I liked it. Even in a world that is almost certainly ending(as ours sometimes seems to be), there is love and community and a desire for meaning.