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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Not enough Victra. Four stars.
A slow-paced, lore-establishing set up novel, that occasionally slaps you in the face with stunningly beautiful insight and philosophies and worlds. Continued themes of pain, hope, and rebellion.
“They plant us in rock, water us with pain, and act surprised when we grow thorns.”
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, or a hell of heaven.”
A slow-paced, lore-establishing set up novel, that occasionally slaps you in the face with stunningly beautiful insight and philosophies and worlds. Continued themes of pain, hope, and rebellion.
“They plant us in rock, water us with pain, and act surprised when we grow thorns.”
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, or a hell of heaven.”
challenging
fast-paced
As a hyper-independent, perfectionist scientist with ADHD/depression and neurodivergent loved ones - this book slaps!! However, objectively, the advanced scientific metaphors are inaccessible to most, and written with anecdotes from a single source while promoting the idea of diversity weakens the messages imo. Supplementing with other viewpoints and more casual/relatable metaphors or simpler science would bring this book to 4-5 🌟
Despite the clinical-nature of the book, Dr. Pang takes a refreshingly compassionate approach to encourage more tolerance for flaws and failure, and to emphasize the message that perfection isn’t natural; let yourself be loved anyway 💕
“Entropy teaches us that things fall apart—and that’s okay. That’s how you learn where to rebuild.”
