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A review by anklefreezers
Clade by James Bradley
3.0
I really enjoyed the style of shifting perspectives, an overview of human life, glimpses into an ever changing world.
I was slightly put off by the introduction of an autistic kid who is constantly spoken about as a burden. The bit from his perspective isn't totally terribly written but there's no point at which any of the other characters look at him with anything other than like... Sorrow at how hard it is to be him, or wonder at what a beautiful mind he has or whatever. It's never really discussed in a way that allows him to be a real person and not just another stereotype. Idk it's not bad in a way that ruins the book.
Not a book for people who enjoy clear resolutions, this just sets up and jumps away. I quite liked it
I was slightly put off by the introduction of an autistic kid who is constantly spoken about as a burden. The bit from his perspective isn't totally terribly written but there's no point at which any of the other characters look at him with anything other than like... Sorrow at how hard it is to be him, or wonder at what a beautiful mind he has or whatever. It's never really discussed in a way that allows him to be a real person and not just another stereotype. Idk it's not bad in a way that ruins the book.
Not a book for people who enjoy clear resolutions, this just sets up and jumps away. I quite liked it