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A review by booklionqueen
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to @netgalley and @simonteen for a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.
Wow. This book was a weird one and one that makes you think. A mysterious virus takes over in a post COVID world and it allows people to be content and not feel any negative emotions. Some people want to embrace this and others don't want it near them because of what they think it will feel like. This book follows 3 main characters Rón, Mariel and Morgan. Each of these people have their own role to play in the story. I found these characters to have an interesting depth and motivation, some for good and others evil, depending on how you look at it. This book really made you think, if a virus with a low mortality rate could give you permanent contentment, would you?
I am not sure that I would want to contract the virus. I think part of what makes humans so interesting is that we can experience complex emotions. If there was no sadness, the joy wouldn't seem as exciting in a way. Overall, this book was incredibly interesting. I love Neal Schusterman's writing and this is no different. This book made me uncomfortable at times but I believe that it was meant to and I love that.
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Wow. This book was a weird one and one that makes you think. A mysterious virus takes over in a post COVID world and it allows people to be content and not feel any negative emotions. Some people want to embrace this and others don't want it near them because of what they think it will feel like. This book follows 3 main characters Rón, Mariel and Morgan. Each of these people have their own role to play in the story. I found these characters to have an interesting depth and motivation, some for good and others evil, depending on how you look at it. This book really made you think, if a virus with a low mortality rate could give you permanent contentment, would you?
I am not sure that I would want to contract the virus. I think part of what makes humans so interesting is that we can experience complex emotions. If there was no sadness, the joy wouldn't seem as exciting in a way. Overall, this book was incredibly interesting. I love Neal Schusterman's writing and this is no different. This book made me uncomfortable at times but I believe that it was meant to and I love that.
#SimonTeenInfluencer #AllBetterNowBook #SimonTeen