Reviews

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

sabrielabhorsen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

borjabilbao's review against another edition

3.0

Por un lado, me gusta como Tremblay centra el relato en la angustia familiar y la relación entre padres (en este caso, madre) y sus hijos (en este caso, futuro hijo). Algo común en sus obras y que me hace empatizar con sus protagonistas, como ocurre con esta novela.

Por otro, el momento de esta novela puede ser el más oportuno o el menos. Un virus, una especie de rabia, esta contagiando a la población. Hospitales saturados, negacionistas, controles de tráfico, toques de queda... algo muy real a las circunstancias actuales para las que Tremblay parece haber sido un visionario aunque en realidad es más de lo mismo. Solo que ahora llama más la atención.

annenelissen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

m1kayla143's review against another edition

4.0

I think I misunderstood the genre of this book I thought it would be horror. My bad! It was still enjoyable even though I wasn’t shaking in my boots while reading. There were some boring bits but it quickly picked back up again.

cat_astrophicallybookish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I know this a not-so popular Tremblay book, but I really liked it.  Any kind of story where I can see myself as the characters themselves is a plus for me. 

I could absolutely imagine myself in Rams' position as a friend.  I could see myself as Nats being obnoxious and trying to hold her sh*t together knowing she's (and maybe her unborn child) going to die.  I've read a bunch of reviews and I'm not sure why people hate this one.  The characters represented an friendship going through an impossible hardship. I think I would've been pissed if the baby died though.  I would've definitely hated this book.

oksnariel's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I’m not a big fan of stories that take place within a couple hours/one day. I was hoping this book would have the insane endings that I love with Paul Tremblay’s books. I would still recommend this if you like books following the early days of an apocalypse, and if you like the idea that this book takes place only over a couple hours.

burningupasun's review against another edition

3.0

Eh. This was okay, I guess. It's a "zombie" book, except not really, because it's a rabies epidemic that just kind of makes people infected/aggressive. And really the book is more about the characters and their story, the rabies epidemic is just the plot that drives it. It was fine for me, but not great, maybe because I was looking for more apocalyptic-drama and this was just... very similar to the current pandemic which is exhausting for me, mentally.

It wasn't bad at all though.

hikenbooks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

journeyb's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

oramayjutila's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0