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peachybee53's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It's difficult to put into words, but this book has reminded me to believe in art and magic and love of all kinds. Trent Dalton has a really beautiful way of twisting darkness and beauty together in a way that feels both poetic and like a genuine reflection of real-life.
Our protagonist is endearing, honest, creative, intuitive, curious and determined. A dreamer whose ultimate goal is to find herself. She has the ability to see strangers in their quiet moments and wants nothing more than to be seen in return.
Some favourite quotes:
"The world turns for us all. One day you'll wake up and you'll realise the world has turned back upright for you and every bad thing you didn't deserve on the downside is made up for by every good thing rushing at you on the upside. You'll look up one day and see some face and suddenly it'll all make sense and all that bad downside stuff will seem entirely necessary. It'll just be ordinary life, it'll just be the normal turning of the world, but it'll feel miraculous to you. It'll feel engineered for you. It'll feel designed, drawn up by one of those crazy sketches you do. You'll call it fate. You'll say it was meant to be. And maybe it was. Because that's all the world was ever meant to do. Turn. And you were meant to turn with it."
"Lucky moon, she told herself, because every moon you see is lucky because you are still alive to see it."
"When you scream 'colourful' underwater it looks and sounds like you're screaming 'I love you."
"Being alive is a thing that you touch and see and feel. As real a thing as electricity. Do you feel that? It's The Alive."
Our protagonist is endearing, honest, creative, intuitive, curious and determined. A dreamer whose ultimate goal is to find herself. She has the ability to see strangers in their quiet moments and wants nothing more than to be seen in return.
Some favourite quotes:
"The world turns for us all. One day you'll wake up and you'll realise the world has turned back upright for you and every bad thing you didn't deserve on the downside is made up for by every good thing rushing at you on the upside. You'll look up one day and see some face and suddenly it'll all make sense and all that bad downside stuff will seem entirely necessary. It'll just be ordinary life, it'll just be the normal turning of the world, but it'll feel miraculous to you. It'll feel engineered for you. It'll feel designed, drawn up by one of those crazy sketches you do. You'll call it fate. You'll say it was meant to be. And maybe it was. Because that's all the world was ever meant to do. Turn. And you were meant to turn with it."
"Lucky moon, she told herself, because every moon you see is lucky because you are still alive to see it."
"When you scream 'colourful' underwater it looks and sounds like you're screaming 'I love you."
"Being alive is a thing that you touch and see and feel. As real a thing as electricity. Do you feel that? It's The Alive."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment
kayla_jade94's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse
madiblissbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism