kittkat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Regan arbeitet in einem Museum, sie wollte mal KΓΌnstlerin werden, aber stattdessen ist sie fast im GefΓ€ngnis gelandet. Regan hat einige Probleme, die sie aber nicht ganz offen mit allen teilt, nach auΓen wirkt sie fΓΌr alle wie ein kompliziertes Problem, das man sowieso nicht lΓΆsen kann, also warum sollte man sich nΓ€her mir ihr beschΓ€ftigen?
Aldo ist wohl der furchtbarste Mathe Prof aller UniversitΓ€ten der ganzen Welt. Meistens denkt er ΓΌber theoretische Mathematikprobleme, Quantenphysik oder Bienen nach (die Reihenfolge hier ist arbitrΓ€r). Sein grΓΆΓtes Problem als Dozent ist jedoch nur, dass er nichts wirklich verstΓ€ndlich erklΓ€ren kann und er will das auch gar nicht kΓΆnnen. Ignorant king πββοΈ! Aber dahinter stecken auch ganz viele eigene Probleme und vielleicht braucht er einfach diese Distanz zu anderen.
6 GesprΓ€che kΓΆnnten alles Γ€ndern. Oder auch nicht, aber sie werden nicht mehr zu ihrem vorherigen Leben zurΓΌckkehren kΓΆnnen. π€
Schreibstil: 12/10 - genau so wie ich mir perfektes Storytelling vorstellen. Wenn ichs beschreiben mΓΌsste, wΓΌrde ich sagen, es ist sehr βstream of consciousnessβ (= so wie wir denken-mΓ€Γig)
Charaktere: sind echt/10 - ich kann nicht mehr ohne sie leben
Marc: -β/10
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Addiction
arturo_luzen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Classism
cobaltmade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Drug use
Moderate: Drug abuse
horizonous's review against another edition
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
β¦ Mental illness = Bipolar disorder, depressionanusha30's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
_simplyrochellereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Addiction
noveltay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Panic attacks/disorders
azrah786's review
3.5
CW: mental illness, suicidal ideation, drug use/abuse, alcohol, addiction, toxic relationship, panic attacks, emotional abuse, infidelity, sexual content, abandonment
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Olive Blake is an expert at writing messy, chaotic characters that you canβt help but be engrossed by and highly introspective narratives that really get you thinking.
Alone With You in the Ether is not your conventional love story. Itβs about two people whose lives colliding sets them both on a journey of finding love and acceptance of themselves, of each other and of their place in the world. As made evident in the authorβs note/acknowledgements it is a deeply personal book and after reading that part and seeing the idea at the core of the story it really enhanced the meaning behind everything.
However, I would be lying if I said I didnβt have issues with it and this for the most part comes down to the writing. Sporadic and inconsistent is probably the best way to describe it which I guess sort of reflected the protagonists themselves but it did also get confusing at times. At first youβd have random cut off where external narrators would jump in and say their piece in between the main story. Eventually I thought this was pretty cool, I mean characters breaking the fourth wall to add a detail every now and again gave the story a film like feel. Bu then this then stopped happening midway and diverged into chunky monologues from the leading characters. Now Iβve personally come to realise that I donβt exactly vibe with the rambling monologue narrative style which is probably why I didnβt wholly enjoy it.
Though I will say that I really enjoyed the βconversationsβ section of the book, it was the part that hooked me onto the characters the most. Blake has shaped two beautifully realistic and flawed characters through her words and I found that I couldnβt help but fall in love with the deep bond that formed between them despite elements of their relationship coming across as a little toxic.
If you pick this one up it is without a doubt going to stick in your mind for a long while.
Final Rating β 3.5/5 StarsΒ
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse
amiably's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Drug use