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A review by sgrunwald96
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The first 5 star book I’ve read that I’m not sure I’ll read again. Brutally sad and deeply relatable in our late-capitalism, post-pandemic world. It seems so close to where we could have gone if things had gotten worse. I liked the story linkages and the unique storylines. It felt like a good reminder of how many first-person perspectives there are, even when tragedy blurs people into statistics.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail