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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
Missed potential
The idea of information being able to physically alter the laerner is not new but is ripe for horror, this missed the mark for me. It felt like Clarke's Childhood's End mixed with a little Junji Ito body horror, Babel 17 or Pontypool, and some LGBT rep. How could it fail, right? I just never really got a sense of dread or horror. If anything, it felt more like an allegory for teen angst/loneliness and radicalization which failed to engage me.
The idea of information being able to physically alter the laerner is not new but is ripe for horror, this missed the mark for me. It felt like Clarke's Childhood's End mixed with a little Junji Ito body horror, Babel 17 or Pontypool, and some LGBT rep. How could it fail, right? I just never really got a sense of dread or horror. If anything, it felt more like an allegory for teen angst/loneliness and radicalization which failed to engage me.
Not going to rate this, as I mostly skimmed. This probably appeals to millennials and a younger crowd, I mostly didn‘t care about the story idea. I caught glimpses of something zombie-like and an end-of-the-world scenario. I think this gained a GLAAD nomination due to gay representation? What I saw wasn‘t anything spectacular. Then again, this didn‘t grab me and I just skimmed...
59 Fandoms Reading Challenge - a book about an Internet sensation/phenomenon
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ATTENZIONE SPOILER
2.5 stelle o poco più.
Meh. La primissima e l'ultimissima parte funzionano bene, ma ciò che sta in mezzo vacilla. I personaggi sono piatti come fogli di carta e la trama è ridotta all'osso, stiracchiata su troppe pagine. Inoltre ho trovato l'interessante premessa un'occasione sprecata: hai un mene che sfrutta la psiche dell'essere umano per riprodursi e diffondersi, è un'idea davvero figa, perché banalizzarla? Il plot twistone è meh, i messaggi subliminali sparsi ovunque e l'alieno con la fissa per la coscienza collettiva fanno molto "Essi vivono incontra I am an hero" e sanno di già visto.
if you like comics that make you go "wtf??" the entire time you're reading it, would recommend. But I do feel like the idea of it all couldve been expanded more.
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
See the sloth meme and 12 hours later you become a zombie. Several survivors try to find the source of the meme and reverse the reaction but is it too late? A nice nod to Night of the Living Dead with all the character names.
Lol points for being the most buck wild thing I've read in a while!