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The Atmospherians by Alex McElroy

6 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

Like a train wreck, I couldn’t look away from this book, even though it was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever read. Having never read any Kafka, I think this classifies as Kafkaesque. It was disturbing and somewhat nonsensical. Although why I’m shocked about the strangeness of a novel about the development of a cult for men to learn to be human again escapes me. After reading this book I feel uneasy — like the reality I thought existed doesn’t? And that’s an unnervingly odd feeling. 

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placebogirl's review

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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aubreyhi's review

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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nerdyprettythings's review

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dark funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was really smart satire, and had me saying “too real!” for most of the book. Gimme all the cults. 

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caseythereader's review

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challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thanks to Atria Books for the free advance copy of this book.

📚 Uh. I have no idea how to review this book. I liked it? It was horrifying? It was hyperreal, surreal, too real?
📚 I hated everyone in this book and it was great.
📚 McElroy skewers everything from influencers to tech startups to beauty culture to cults themselves - and somehow it all feels fresh. Minus a bit of a lag around the middle, I needed to know what would happen next because I didn't know what might be on the next page.
📚 Honestly though, the best dystopian fiction is the kind where you could envision it actually happening, and that is absolutely true with nearly everything that happens in THE ATMOSPHERIANS. 

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isnotacrayon's review

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

3.75


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