caroline_norrish's review
dark
emotional
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Child death
Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
iliveinletters's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Child death
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Vomit, Suicide, and Sexual content
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
In modern Wales, a nuclear disaster brings about the End—a young mother and son are among the only survivors. Isolated in the countryside, they continue living in their house without electricity or running water, taking supplies from other homes as needs arise, learning to self-sustain. Through the eyes of a curious child and a hardened adult, they chronicle their days in the Blue Book of Nebo, a found notebook. As they struggle to live with the effects of the disaster, they also work to learn and preserve the Welsh language among only animal omens. This short, searing tale has arrived in English at an eerily relevant time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Grief, and Death
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