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A review by sarai0410
Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Quiet and contemplative, Good Morning, Midnight is unique within the dystopian sub-genre in it's calm recounting of the past, exploration of what the future could hold, and gentle examination of loneliness.
Dystopian is not a sub-genre that I lean into, and truthfully this book was a cover bye for me, so I went in almost completely blind, with semi-low expectations. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. The characters, side-characters included, were compelling and their isolation and wavering hope and happiness came through the pages. The twists at the end, while gentle and quiet, hit me hard and rounded out the book in a way I wasn't expecting.
Dystopian is not a sub-genre that I lean into, and truthfully this book was a cover bye for me, so I went in almost completely blind, with semi-low expectations. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. The characters, side-characters included, were compelling and their isolation and wavering hope and happiness came through the pages. The twists at the end, while gentle and quiet, hit me hard and rounded out the book in a way I wasn't expecting.
We study the universe in order to know, yet in the end the only thing we truly know is that all things end—all but death and time. It’s difficult to be reminded of that… but it’s harder to forget.