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graceful_nate's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Its a good easy read.
You can tell that the main character (female) is written by a man in a few places but over all its not an entirely unbelievable depiction of a person in that situation (though the situation is not super realistic, nuclear winter and all that). There are bits that made me laugh, bits that where tense, uncomfortable and bits that were emotional. I liked this book, but i dont really have strong feelings about it, i am not better or worse of for having read it. I have read worse books in my life. Its not a bad book considering its the authors first novel, and the reviews on and inside the cover, though all positive, are accurate more or less.
You can tell that the main character (female) is written by a man in a few places but over all its not an entirely unbelievable depiction of a person in that situation (though the situation is not super realistic, nuclear winter and all that). There are bits that made me laugh, bits that where tense, uncomfortable and bits that were emotional. I liked this book, but i dont really have strong feelings about it, i am not better or worse of for having read it. I have read worse books in my life. Its not a bad book considering its the authors first novel, and the reviews on and inside the cover, though all positive, are accurate more or less.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
elskabee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I had a lot of issues with this, but there were two that were the most eye-roll inducing:
- The main character was frustratingly "not like other girls". Her name is Gwendolyn but 'Gwen' is a "stupid" name so she goes by Lynn. She has a flashback in which she's riding a bike but it's "a six speed mountain bike. Not girly at all". I could go on, but I'll spare you
- The main character is specifically labelled as smart. As in, Lynn skipped a grade and was still smarter than everyone in her class BUT she's frustratingly oblivious to the blindingly obvious. I don't know if the author thinks the reader can't put two and two together or just forgot to make the main character make any logical assumptions?
There were interesting moments, and I enjoyed the choppy writing style that kept things moving relatively quickly. I think the large number of flashbacks messed with the pacing a lot, sometimes they worked, but a lot of times they felt like they were there as page fillers. I can see an audience for this for sure, but the hyper-masculinity throughout the book was tiresome for me personally.
It wasn't a terrible read, just deeply mediocre.
- The main character was frustratingly "not like other girls". Her name is Gwendolyn but 'Gwen' is a "stupid" name so she goes by Lynn. She has a flashback in which she's riding a bike but it's "a six speed mountain bike. Not girly at all". I could go on, but I'll spare you
- The main character is specifically labelled as smart. As in, Lynn skipped a grade and was still smarter than everyone in her class BUT she's frustratingly oblivious to the blindingly obvious. I don't know if the author thinks the reader can't put two and two together or just forgot to make the main character make any logical assumptions?
There were interesting moments, and I enjoyed the choppy writing style that kept things moving relatively quickly. I think the large number of flashbacks messed with the pacing a lot, sometimes they worked, but a lot of times they felt like they were there as page fillers. I can see an audience for this for sure, but the hyper-masculinity throughout the book was tiresome for me personally.
It wasn't a terrible read, just deeply mediocre.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and War
Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual assault
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