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cmrobe06's review against another edition
1.0
So this one was tough. Maybe it hit weirdly close to home living in a pandemic, and the fact that this pandemic impacted children, I found it just hard to read without getting uncomfortable. I didn’t align with the characters or grow comfortable with them either. Just didn’t work for me…
librarydoc's review against another edition
3.0
Book Talk:
Not only has most of the nation's teenagers been struck by a deadly, contagious disease and relegated to hospices, there is a meteor on a collision course with Earth. Noah Falls must figure out what to do with the short time left to him (whether he dies by disease or comet).
My Thoughts:
What a strange book. The premise intrigued me from the start (I am a glutton for dystopia), but it really failed to deliver. There was too much movement in perspective for me to follow along. I couldn't connect with any of the characters, as there was so little development. And the relationships (same sex or other) just seemed forced.
My Rating:
2.5 stars
Recommendations:
Gr. 10+ for language, adult situations
**I received an ARC from Edelweiss**
Not only has most of the nation's teenagers been struck by a deadly, contagious disease and relegated to hospices, there is a meteor on a collision course with Earth. Noah Falls must figure out what to do with the short time left to him (whether he dies by disease or comet).
My Thoughts:
What a strange book. The premise intrigued me from the start (I am a glutton for dystopia), but it really failed to deliver. There was too much movement in perspective for me to follow along. I couldn't connect with any of the characters, as there was so little development. And the relationships (same sex or other) just seemed forced.
My Rating:
2.5 stars
Recommendations:
Gr. 10+ for language, adult situations
**I received an ARC from Edelweiss**
justlily's review against another edition
5.0
I do not know who I was before I read this book. How it hasn't been hyped as a fucking YA masterpiece is beyond me. How it hasn't been read by every person on my friends list who reads YA is beyond me. This is everything and more. It's beautiful and I have been completely and utterly decimated in the face of it.
Dear Emil Ostrovski,
Your words are beautiful. I am better for reading them. Never, ever, ever do anything but write exactly the way you write because it's more than anything else could be.
Dear Emil Ostrovski,
Your words are beautiful. I am better for reading them. Never, ever, ever do anything but write exactly the way you write because it's more than anything else could be.
rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
1.0
I didn’t finish Away We Go. I just couldn’t do it. I wanted to read it because it seemed similar to Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider. Unfortunately, Away We Go was not well-written or unique enough for me. I decided life was too short to finish this book when it had completely lost me. The characters weren’t developed enough, and I really didn’t care about the main character at all. I was so disappointed.
lindy_b's review against another edition
1.0
It's like the author took [b:Never Let Me Go|6334|Never Let Me Go|Kazuo Ishiguro|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353048590s/6334.jpg|1499998] and John-Greenfied it into inanity. Some bad readings of Derrida. Some unfortunate insinuations about AIDS.
elsaaqazi's review against another edition
5.0
5 STARS FOR BREAKING MY HEART
i don't know what to say. my heart is done for. it is just done for. it is finished. so many feeelllllllssssssssss. ughhhh. i am clearly not the right person to write a review that is sensible about this book so i'm just going to say this is the best and everyone should read it.
i don't know what to say. my heart is done for. it is just done for. it is finished. so many feeelllllllssssssssss. ughhhh. i am clearly not the right person to write a review that is sensible about this book so i'm just going to say this is the best and everyone should read it.
prettyperiwinkle's review against another edition
1.0
felt like an absolute marathon to get through
pretty much the entire story feels incoherent, the world building is awful, the characters are mostly two-dimensional if we skip the parts where the author pulled out a dictionary and threw every big word in they could to make the conversations sound intellectual. reading this was like trudging thru mud for hours on end.
pretty much the entire story feels incoherent, the world building is awful, the characters are mostly two-dimensional if we skip the parts where the author pulled out a dictionary and threw every big word in they could to make the conversations sound intellectual. reading this was like trudging thru mud for hours on end.
sc104906's review against another edition
2.0
For a more complete review, check out my vlog, Bickering Book Reviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDQPw6wJ9vI
There is a new terminal illness impacting the teens of the world, who are destined to die before adulthood. This novel presents the lives of several teens living in a boarding school/in patient hospital treatment center. Welcome to a world of living like you are dying. Sex and drug use are rampant, with little else going on. There are some unfortunate love triangles, with dying teens and a possible Armageddon like asteroid hitting earth. Yea, there isn't much else to say. I was not a fan. Oh, while there are references made to Peter Pan, this is not a retelling. In fact, nothing really connects back to the the Peter Pan story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDQPw6wJ9vI
There is a new terminal illness impacting the teens of the world, who are destined to die before adulthood. This novel presents the lives of several teens living in a boarding school/in patient hospital treatment center. Welcome to a world of living like you are dying. Sex and drug use are rampant, with little else going on. There are some unfortunate love triangles, with dying teens and a possible Armageddon like asteroid hitting earth. Yea, there isn't much else to say. I was not a fan. Oh, while there are references made to Peter Pan, this is not a retelling. In fact, nothing really connects back to the the Peter Pan story.
dllhouse's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
herlifewithbooks's review against another edition
Never Let Me Go but with a contemporary YA voice rather than an adult literary one.