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A review by lucybbookstuff
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The semi-cons:
- Relatively slow, choppy start; perhaps a few too many character perspectives? Idk, I wouldn't personally get rid of any of them, but they were introduced in very quick succession and it got a little tiresome.
- I have a hard time suspending my disbelief in magical realism/sci fi, especially when we don't ever get an explanation. The whole unlikely existence of the strings was distracting me for a while... but thankfully the character stories overruled that eventually.
- The allegory was a bit heavy-handed at times, but meh. I'm mad enough about the real world issues that I was mostly agreeing with the book's sentiment.
- Kinda cheesy for my taste... but not so much that it ruined it.
Okay! Otherwise, I really really liked this book. It was very thought-provoking. The characters were loveable af (with the exception of Anthony and Katherine...). I don't want to get into every detail, but I just really identified with the ideas in the book.
It did take a little while to get really interesting, but once it did, my jaw dropped multiple times at some of the character connections. And the inscription on the bench???? Pls. 🥲
Great read! Excited to discuss at book club.
- Relatively slow, choppy start; perhaps a few too many character perspectives? Idk, I wouldn't personally get rid of any of them, but they were introduced in very quick succession and it got a little tiresome.
- I have a hard time suspending my disbelief in magical realism/sci fi, especially when we don't ever get an explanation. The whole unlikely existence of the strings was distracting me for a while... but thankfully the character stories overruled that eventually.
- The allegory was a bit heavy-handed at times, but meh. I'm mad enough about the real world issues that I was mostly agreeing with the book's sentiment.
- Kinda cheesy for my taste... but not so much that it ruined it.
Okay! Otherwise, I really really liked this book. It was very thought-provoking. The characters were loveable af (with the exception of Anthony and Katherine...). I don't want to get into every detail, but I just really identified with the ideas in the book.
Great read! Excited to discuss at book club.