Reviews

Green Valley by Louis Greenberg

verw0rren's review against another edition

4.0

Obwohl ich ungerne Dystopien lese, hat mir dieses Buch überraschend gut gefallen. Dem Leser wurde das perfekte Maß an Informationen zum Thema Technik geschildert, sodass man weder erschlagen von unzähligen Begriffen war, noch im Dunkeln getapst hat. Auch Lucie, unsere Protagonistin, war äußerst sympathisch, und hat sich im Verlaufe der vier Tage, in denen sich die Hauptstory zuspielt, bewiesen, das wurde gerade auch mit dem einfachen, lockerem Schreibstil untermalt.
Auch wenn ich das Buch nicht wirklich weiterempfehlen würde, kam es mir sehr gelegen und war eine Abwechslung für mich. :)

mazza's review against another edition

3.0

A timely novel which makes the reader question their place in our modern, technological, world, Green Valley offers a unique comment on society via the use of its fast-paced plot and bold characters. As we begin to take a look at how and why we use technology within every aspect of our lives, Green Valley shows us a potential future: an environment where people have gone one of two ways – either embracing the complete invasion of virtual reality, or rejecting all forms of modern tech entirely. It is an interesting concept that I doubt many have seen discussed before in a, at times gripping, novel like this.

Full review on STORGY Magazine here: https://storgy.com/2019/08/13/book-review-green-valley-by-louis-greenberg/

vikaa_xy's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The First 200Pages we're very slow.

seereeves's review against another edition

2.0

Meh. Also, the Goodreads book description is even wrong. It’s not Lucie’s daughter that is missing, it’s her niece.

emilylouise_g's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

amblejambles's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

keary's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting concept with too little story. It meanders along at an easy pace, but in the end I felt nothing really happened.

ychichi's review against another edition

4.0

Really enjoyed this! 1st physical book I've read in a while and it was well worth it. Slow burn but consistently intriguing. Only realised afterwards that the author is South African which is awesome! Great final read of 2021.

simplymeh's review against another edition

3.0

An amazing premise

I loved the storyline - it's quite thought provoking. I also appreciated the imagery when writing about Green Valley and the wonderful snippets of language at various interval.

My only problem was the protagonist - I had to take breaks to get over my annoyance of her character and behaviour and finish the book. I'm unsure if the whiny nature of the character was supposed to reflect the result of the Green Valley experience or simply an attempt to write a female character. Either way, it didn't work for me.

brancrisp's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0