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A review by jurizprudence
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
gyre
(v.) to move in a circle or spiral
a stubborn caver, her control freak handler, a messed-up cave system, and the ghosts of all the people that never got out alive.
this was incredibly agonizing. it felt like i was there in the cave with gyre, diving on the sumps, climbing up and down, suffering and spiraling with her. i was promised spook, but what i got were buckets of stress, frustration, hopelessness, mingled with the neverending creeping dread and overflowing tension that wrung out a few tears from me. it was very stressful and tiring the entire time but like . . . i said thank you afterwards??? because that definitely was an experience
i liked the build up of gyre and em's relationship with each other. i know it's super messy and very unideal, but at least they found what little comfort they could in one another's brokenness. they probably won't last long tho, so idk, good for them?
(v.) to move in a circle or spiral
a stubborn caver, her control freak handler, a messed-up cave system, and the ghosts of all the people that never got out alive.
this was incredibly agonizing. it felt like i was there in the cave with gyre, diving on the sumps, climbing up and down, suffering and spiraling with her. i was promised spook, but what i got were buckets of stress, frustration, hopelessness, mingled with the neverending creeping dread and overflowing tension that wrung out a few tears from me. it was very stressful and tiring the entire time but like . . . i said thank you afterwards??? because that definitely was an experience
i liked the build up of gyre and em's relationship with each other. i know it's super messy and very unideal, but at least they found what little comfort they could in one another's brokenness. they probably won't last long tho, so idk, good for them?