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A review by aforestofbooks
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
I am about to make this book my entire personality.
If you're looking for a book that accurately captures the 2024 mood, this one is for you. I could not put it down, and I'm a slow reader. It was gripping, horrifying, and very gory (like major trigger warnings). It made me angry and want to destroy everything and set the world on fire. This book is for those of us who are leftist and socialists; who believe in eating the rich, ending capitalism, and taking down the billionaires and politicians who care only about themselves; it's for those of us who believe in defunding the police because ACAB; and it's for those of us who are neurodivergent and/or queer, who feel like we don't fit in and have to conform to fit society's expectations of us.
I love this book with all my entire heart. I am so grateful I got to read it before it comes out and at such a perfect time too.
I don't even know what to say about this book because everything about it was incredible. The writing style was easy and quick to read. It kept me on the edge of my seat. The characters are stark and unforgettable. And the disturbing and dark aspects of this book fit the violence of the world we live in today. I was not expecting how bloody and gory this book ended up being, so content warning for anyone planning to pick this up. It might give you nightmares lol
I also really appreciated the ADHD and autism representation and the conversations surrounding that and masking to "fit in". I felt like Miles, coming to terms with how much this makes sense for me. There's also quite a bit of discussion on ableism and disfiguremisia which I feel like we rarely see in books.
I'm obviously going to end off with some of my favourite quotes because these made me scream and fall in love with this book even more.
"This is supposed to be a chapter about US support of genocidal regimes abroad, the sort of thing I soak up like a sponge, but my eyes keep slipping over the timeline of war crimes."
"...Twist Creek Calamity, given that the Davieses got a reputation for killing journalists and burning court transcripts"
"Someone made it up! Workers are exploited, rent is astronomical, the cost of healthcare is life-destroying not because they are the path the river carves through a canyon, but because some capitalist fuckers decided they wanted it this way."
If you're looking for a book that accurately captures the 2024 mood, this one is for you. I could not put it down, and I'm a slow reader. It was gripping, horrifying, and very gory (like major trigger warnings). It made me angry and want to destroy everything and set the world on fire. This book is for those of us who are leftist and socialists; who believe in eating the rich, ending capitalism, and taking down the billionaires and politicians who care only about themselves; it's for those of us who believe in defunding the police because ACAB; and it's for those of us who are neurodivergent and/or queer, who feel like we don't fit in and have to conform to fit society's expectations of us.
I love this book with all my entire heart. I am so grateful I got to read it before it comes out and at such a perfect time too.
I don't even know what to say about this book because everything about it was incredible. The writing style was easy and quick to read. It kept me on the edge of my seat. The characters are stark and unforgettable. And the disturbing and dark aspects of this book fit the violence of the world we live in today. I was not expecting how bloody and gory this book ended up being, so content warning for anyone planning to pick this up. It might give you nightmares lol
I also really appreciated the ADHD and autism representation and the conversations surrounding that and masking to "fit in". I felt like Miles, coming to terms with how much this makes sense for me. There's also quite a bit of discussion on ableism and disfiguremisia which I feel like we rarely see in books.
I'm obviously going to end off with some of my favourite quotes because these made me scream and fall in love with this book even more.
"This is supposed to be a chapter about US support of genocidal regimes abroad, the sort of thing I soak up like a sponge, but my eyes keep slipping over the timeline of war crimes."
"...Twist Creek Calamity, given that the Davieses got a reputation for killing journalists and burning court transcripts"
"Someone made it up! Workers are exploited, rent is astronomical, the cost of healthcare is life-destroying not because they are the path the river carves through a canyon, but because some capitalist fuckers decided they wanted it this way."