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lyndz_'s review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
aromenajla's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
businesswife's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book is SUPER dark but a good time and very enjoyable! Def a make sure you want to read a dark book at the End of the world.
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
popcornqueen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
3.5
littletooey's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.75
A weird horror/scifi/dystopia that's set in North Idaho and named for a line in my favorite Poe poem and includes a goofy Data-esque robot character?! Absolutely. Heavy and emotional but not without comedic relief that usually works but sometimes really doesn't, this is a strange, depressing, and somehow very fun read.
the_gare_bear's review against another edition
3.0
This one was really hard to get through and feel as if I connected with the characters on some level. Some of the situations that were brought up were quite shocking in a way. But this was a sci-fi dystopian future sort of book. I suppose one could say anything of this sort is possible if something like this were to happen.
This book has a lot of trigger issues that some may find hard to grasp and/or understand. Like a lot of Mr. Klune's books, this one does not shy away from mental health and the many complications that can come with it. I will save my final thoughts until I finish the other book in the series.
This book has a lot of trigger issues that some may find hard to grasp and/or understand. Like a lot of Mr. Klune's books, this one does not shy away from mental health and the many complications that can come with it. I will save my final thoughts until I finish the other book in the series.
kp_khera's review against another edition
3.0
I know I read you,
and I know I bingeread the hell out of you.
You were amazing.
And now that I'm starting to write this review,
I'm starting to remember again all the things you made me feel.
3.5 Stars
and I know I bingeread the hell out of you.
You were amazing.
And now that I'm starting to write this review,
I'm starting to remember again all the things you made me feel.
3.5 Stars
dorota19842000's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jddufour56's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
Sometimes I feel like such a downer. I would love to have seen what everyone else apparently saw in this book, but I found it mostly boring and honestly the focus on "psychosis" and "spiral into darkness" trite and not as deep as everyone makes it out to be.
Honestly I can't even fully articulate how tired I am of these books that posit that humans are basically cannibal dumpster fires just waiting for the nuclear fall out to emerge. Seriously, someone tell me, what was new about this take on a post apocalyptic world? Anything? Nothing?
I'll spoiler the rest of my review not because I think there's honestly any big spoilers to reveal, but just in case.
I'm going to try to read the second for completionist sake and I am curious what will happen but if I have to read 40 pages about the f*cking bees again I'M gonna lose it.
Sometimes I feel like such a downer. I would love to have seen what everyone else apparently saw in this book, but I found it mostly boring and honestly the focus on "psychosis" and "spiral into darkness" trite and not as deep as everyone makes it out to be.
Honestly I can't even fully articulate how tired I am of these books that posit that humans are basically cannibal dumpster fires just waiting for the nuclear fall out to emerge. Seriously, someone tell me, what was new about this take on a post apocalyptic world? Anything? Nothing?
I'll spoiler the rest of my review not because I think there's honestly any big spoilers to reveal, but just in case.
Spoiler
The best relationship in this book is between Cavalo and Bad Dog. Otherwise the whole book is him agonizing over his wife and kid and spending the whole time telling us how crazy he his. We barely get any interaction between him and Lucas. Its constantly hammered home how terrible they both are and congrats folks, they're both terrible. Why do we waste so much time wanting to have redemption arcs for terrible people? At least Lucas has the excuse of being raised in apparently a sadistic cannibal society and horrifically abused.I'm going to try to read the second for completionist sake and I am curious what will happen but if I have to read 40 pages about the f*cking bees again I'M gonna lose it.