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julieb3a's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
It didn’t feel like all that much happened, but I felt some appropriate feels at points that made it slightly better than the average book for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, and Xenophobia
savsim's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Sexual content and Acephobia/Arophobia
alsira98's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Minor: Ableism
opalmal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book left me desiring more sci fi aspects since the realistic fiction aspects of it made it so so depressing. It was so beautifully written but It’s bleak and unforgiving. I feel worse off with my existentialism than when I started.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death and Death
cassondradubois's review
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Death
sam8834's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Truly so much going on in this novel. It's weird but not for the sake of it. The concept of an alien girl communicating the wonder of human life to her home planet through a fax machine doesn't overshadow the heart of the character herself and the emotional coming-of-age journey the book takes you on. Awe is such a brilliant actual character in the book, but again, not for the sake of conveying quirkiness. There is ACE REPRESENTATION, which is sooooo hard to find in literary novels, and even when you do, it's some side character that barely contributes to the plot.
No notes, except for the title not at all doing the book justice. Bertino has done something great here and managed to write a clever novel that doesn't jump up and down saying, "Hi, look at me! I'm trying to be clever!"
No notes, except for the title not at all doing the book justice. Bertino has done something great here and managed to write a clever novel that doesn't jump up and down saying, "Hi, look at me! I'm trying to be clever!"
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
fiddle_leaf_ferg's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
alisonvh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don’t think I liked this book, but it’s very well written. I might just need to sit with it for a while, or maybe it just wasn’t for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual harassment
imchelsi's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief
mapo's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I have few words to describe how much I enjoyed this book, needless to say I’ll probably read it again soon. I kept bracing for some big explosion, because when you see “alien” there tend to be some underlying assumptions. This was such a … calm? sci fi? I found myself slowing down while reading to enjoy the observations of human behavior, and to enjoy Adina as a character.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death