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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
challenging
sad
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very interesting distopia. I felt like it was a little muddled at times but the message was interesting.
adventurous
medium-paced
I've just been having a hard time getting into books lately, so maybe I just wasn't in the right headspace for this. Idk.
Love a lot of the concepts in here, but I think the attempt to include ~4 POV characters that we're meant to emotionally attach to plus the necessary world building in just ~300 pages didn't really work out. The writing style feels very summary-esque, so I never felt immersed in the world or particularly attached to any character. This would have worked better with just 1-2 POVs, or maybe as a series.
This also really gave me the craving to re-read The Golden Compass, so I think it might have been an unfair situation where the entire time I was reading this, I was thinking about a book I preferred.
Love a lot of the concepts in here, but I think the attempt to include ~4 POV characters that we're meant to emotionally attach to plus the necessary world building in just ~300 pages didn't really work out. The writing style feels very summary-esque, so I never felt immersed in the world or particularly attached to any character. This would have worked better with just 1-2 POVs, or maybe as a series.
This also really gave me the craving to re-read The Golden Compass, so I think it might have been an unfair situation where the entire time I was reading this, I was thinking about a book I preferred.
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
adventurous
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Blackfish City is a dystopian cli-fi story set in a floating city after much of the world has been flooded. Income inequality, class, mysterious radio broadcasts, forbidden technology, and interesting characters abound. I had a bit of trouble following all the different POV chapters but I was also listening to the book on 1.7-2x to meet a book club deadline and also reading other books, so maybe that’s on me. I did find some of the ideas in the novel interesting, especially “the breaks.”
I enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought I would. The sprawl of characters was enjoyable, but some of the most pivotal characters didn't get enough fleshing out - either of their stories or their motivations.
I really enjoyed certain aspects of it, but I had higher hopes for this, having thoroughly enjoyed Boys, Beasts, & Men.
I really enjoyed certain aspects of it, but I had higher hopes for this, having thoroughly enjoyed Boys, Beasts, & Men.
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No