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A review by astereads
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
There are three possibilities why my rating is rather low:
one, it's not my cup of tea
two, I had a lot of expectation
three, I just don't understand
The thing is, the premise sounds really promising. I thought that it's totally the kind of book I'd enjoy. It's a thriller book sets in isolated place, where you don't have signal, your tv doesn't work so you don't know what actually happened in the world, and the distance between you and your nearest neighbor is too far. That, usually the thing I love.
I need to open the dictionary a lot of time because I don't understand a lot of terms, but that's totally on me.
The narration is too long, which usually is not a problem for me, but this one feels rather boring. I need some time to get into the story every time I open the book.
The description is rather vague until the end, which I don't like. I still can't understand whether it's the end of the world or there's a war going on, or something else. And I don't like that the explanation never came out until the end.
I was really looking forward to the ending but it gave me nothing. I probably should give this book another chance some time for a re-read, maybe I'll get different perspective then.
one, it's not my cup of tea
two, I had a lot of expectation
three, I just don't understand
The thing is, the premise sounds really promising. I thought that it's totally the kind of book I'd enjoy. It's a thriller book sets in isolated place, where you don't have signal, your tv doesn't work so you don't know what actually happened in the world, and the distance between you and your nearest neighbor is too far. That, usually the thing I love.
I need to open the dictionary a lot of time because I don't understand a lot of terms, but that's totally on me.
The narration is too long, which usually is not a problem for me, but this one feels rather boring. I need some time to get into the story every time I open the book.
The description is rather vague until the end, which I don't like. I still can't understand whether it's the end of the world or there's a war going on, or something else. And I don't like that the explanation never came out until the end.
I was really looking forward to the ending but it gave me nothing. I probably should give this book another chance some time for a re-read, maybe I'll get different perspective then.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Vomit
Moderate: Racism