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carlytenille's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
jackelz's review
challenging
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
There is a lot of unpack here. I checked this one out from the library to satisfy a ‘climate change’ prompt, but this book is so much more than that.
I found the writing style very unique. The narrator is never named, and most of the people she interacted with had fictional names. There are tidbits about John Oxley (her ancestor), and his exploration of the Lachlan river to find an Inland Sea, randomly throughout the book.
The protagonist indulges in blackout drinking, unprotected sex, and hazardous hook ups with an ex. She works at Australia’s Triple Zero dispatch center answering phones, “Emergency police, fire, or ambulance.” I felt the helplessness she felt when she couldn’t connect the caller fast enough. We come to learn her thoughts and fears surrounding climate change, which are parallel to her habits of self destruction.
This book made me uncomfortable at times, but it will be one that sticks with me for a long time.
I found the writing style very unique. The narrator is never named, and most of the people she interacted with had fictional names. There are tidbits about John Oxley (her ancestor), and his exploration of the Lachlan river to find an Inland Sea, randomly throughout the book.
The protagonist indulges in blackout drinking, unprotected sex, and hazardous hook ups with an ex. She works at Australia’s Triple Zero dispatch center answering phones, “Emergency police, fire, or ambulance.” I felt the helplessness she felt when she couldn’t connect the caller fast enough. We come to learn her thoughts and fears surrounding climate change, which are parallel to her habits of self destruction.
This book made me uncomfortable at times, but it will be one that sticks with me for a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Abortion
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Blood
jameslyons's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Blood
Minor: Drug use and Rape