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bluejayreads's review against another edition
This is very much a pandemic novel - not in that it's about a pandemic, but the crushing isolation and loneliness of being possibly the only survivor of whatever happened evokes the same mood and I was not emotionally ready for it. I picked it up because I was in the mood for something more slow and contemplative, but this was too much. It is interesting and I may come back to it when I'm farther from Pandemic Emotions, but I can't finish it right now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was a totally immersive, beautiful, and poignant read. I know I'll reread it in future!
There were so many parts i want to go back and revisit already! I think the length if the book was just right, and the author left enough mystery and unanswered questions to keep it tense and intriguing throughout, without being frustratingly so.
The only slightly uncomfortable parts were the use of animals for food, as a vegan. But it wasn't glorified at all, and there was plenty of content which demonstrated the main character's aversion to it on the whole.
As it was in a post apocalyptic survival sense, it could be seen slightly differently, as part of the storyline, if not totally appreciated from my perspective.
The author's use of such beautiful writing on human-animal relationships, the appreciation of nature, and the balance of life/death demonstrated such a huge awareness of the preciousness and fragility of life, and the sense of agency every living human and non-human animal has, was fantastic at giving another side to the classic survival story, and another way to perfectly demonstrate that the world is much bigger than us.
There were so many parts i want to go back and revisit already! I think the length if the book was just right, and the author left enough mystery and unanswered questions to keep it tense and intriguing throughout, without being frustratingly so.
As it was in a post apocalyptic survival sense, it could be seen slightly differently, as part of the storyline, if not totally appreciated from my perspective.
The author's use of such beautiful writing on human-animal relationships, the appreciation of nature, and the balance of life/death demonstrated such a huge awareness of the preciousness and fragility of life, and the sense of agency every living human and non-human animal has, was fantastic at giving another side to the classic survival story, and another way to perfectly demonstrate that the world is much bigger than us.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
cecja's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts