hananas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
katsreads's review against another edition
4.0
the lesson is: be vegetarian
such a bizarre book, i’m inclined to say it tried to include way too much into a plotline that felt like it was going nowhere at times.
such a bizarre book, i’m inclined to say it tried to include way too much into a plotline that felt like it was going nowhere at times.
mjbooknerd's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
acstephens3's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
julieannhummingbird's review against another edition
Boring and disjointed just didn't want to pick it up.
eunicek82's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. You definitely have to be in a place to read about a pandemic to be able to appreciate it. My favorite parts were the exploration of memory and the ending was breathtaking. My only quibble is in the way that I read it. I picked it up during a busy time where my reading was piecemeal and I think this would’ve benefitted from a binge read.
ipekreading's review against another edition
4.0
This was such an interesting mash-up of genres! Pandemic apocalypse? Weird memory watcher? Musings on animals in captivity? Claire Fuller definitely created a situation that had me intrigued. While I appreciated the points it made I desperately wanted a lot more world building and would have gladly spent 200 more pages in the book with it's beautiful prose. I was less interested in the past parts. Also that cover needs to be enlarged and hung on a wall. Thank you so much to Tin House for the ARC of this one.
hannah_greendale's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
readerandthewrite's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0