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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Car accident
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I almost quit the book when it was 6-8 chapters in before the big event that set off the rest of the plot was revealed. Overall, I found the pace to be extremely slow and the book to be way too wordy—this book could have been 200 pages shorter. I did appreciate the character development as you felt like you knew each of these people intimately. The narration switched back and forth between third person and first person for the character Cherry, and while I found her to be corny, she did offer some lightheartedness to a plot that lended itself to thinking about heavier topics.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Car accident
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Clever story with a happy (enough) ending that I didn’t expect
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident
Minor: Cancer, Death
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Liane Moriarty weaves multiple threads together in an extraordinary way in this novel.
The premise that almost everyone on a flight receives a prediction of their age and cause of death from a woman none of them had noticed leads to fascinating questions about personality, foreknowledge, destiny vs chance, self fulfilling prophecy, and all the ways in which our relationships with the various people in our lives shape and change us day by day.
Diverse personalities, a multitude of jobs and life experiences interact as characters try to convince themselves they don't believe while also trying to mitigate the chance the prediction will be accurate. With such diversity it is likely that most readers will find someone they resonate with.
I really enjoyed getting to know the characters, hearing some of their back stories, and hoping for good outcomes for them!
The premise that almost everyone on a flight receives a prediction of their age and cause of death from a woman none of them had noticed leads to fascinating questions about personality, foreknowledge, destiny vs chance, self fulfilling prophecy, and all the ways in which our relationships with the various people in our lives shape and change us day by day.
Diverse personalities, a multitude of jobs and life experiences interact as characters try to convince themselves they don't believe while also trying to mitigate the chance the prediction will be accurate. With such diversity it is likely that most readers will find someone they resonate with.
I really enjoyed getting to know the characters, hearing some of their back stories, and hoping for good outcomes for them!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Stalking, Pregnancy
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident
Minor: Vomit
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
126 chapters seems wild, but the pace and character jumping keeps you on rapt with the possible futures of these characters. Really enjoyed this.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I recommend the audio version of this book as the narrators are excellent!
All in all, I found this book to be a bit overly tedious for me. I am just not loving Liane Moriarity as I once did so it may just be me.
All in all, I found this book to be a bit overly tedious for me. I am just not loving Liane Moriarity as I once did so it may just be me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Self harm