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Leave the World Behind
by Rumaan Alam
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hmmm.... I don't like it when people's teeth fall out, especially when it's not clear why.
C- 6
The characters were shallow and caricature-ish but I also think that was the point. I think it was meant to show how we're all so self-absorbed and then we'll see the consequences when the world ends.
A- 8
I will say this book is very eery and it made my skin crawl a lot. The paragraph of spider similes was unnecessary but worked.
W- 7
I enjoyed the omniscient narrator drip-feeding information to us so we can understand more, even if the characters don't. It did a good job of setting the atmosphere, for example when we're told a character will die. However, sometimes it didn't quite give enough information so it was more confusing than before.
P- 7
I- 7
L- 6.5
It was difficult to follow the reasoning behind things. Archie got bitten by a tic, then his teeth fell out, but another person, who our knowledge has not been bitten by a tic, also will have their teeth fall out, so maybe it's the aeroplanes. Generally, I didn't follow why things were happening.
E- 5
I didn't enjoy hearing about someone's teeth falling out. I didn't realise what genre this was before I read it (I saw the cover and guessed sci-fi and did not read the synopsis), so wouldn't have picked this up otherwise. It was a bit much for me.
C- 6
The characters were shallow and caricature-ish but I also think that was the point. I think it was meant to show how we're all so self-absorbed and then we'll see the consequences when the world ends.
A- 8
I will say this book is very eery and it made my skin crawl a lot. The paragraph of spider similes was unnecessary but worked.
W- 7
I enjoyed the omniscient narrator drip-feeding information to us so we can understand more, even if the characters don't. It did a good job of setting the atmosphere, for example when we're told a character will die. However, sometimes it didn't quite give enough information so it was more confusing than before.
P- 7
I- 7
L- 6.5
It was difficult to follow the reasoning behind things. Archie got bitten by a tic, then his teeth fell out, but another person, who our knowledge has not been bitten by a tic, also will have their teeth fall out, so maybe it's the aeroplanes. Generally, I didn't follow why things were happening.
E- 5
I didn't enjoy hearing about someone's teeth falling out. I didn't realise what genre this was before I read it (I saw the cover and guessed sci-fi and did not read the synopsis), so wouldn't have picked this up otherwise. It was a bit much for me.