Scan barcode
chupacabra2000's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Surprisingly entertaining, bit mad about the short ending though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mhupp16's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-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
1.0
the actual premise of the book is really interesting, but there was no explanation or resolution at ALL. the characters felt very one dimensional, entirely focused around the one major flaw each of them had. the writing was very convoluted— if the writer was actually talented the book would be a third of the actual length. also each chapter ended in a way that felt like he thought he was being dramatic or funny but it fell so flat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Vomit, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
bookskatlikes's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
"Story of one ordinary family and their unexpected adventure of a lifetime"? Absolutely not.
Excepected a fast-paced apocalyptic story full of said adventure, but got a slow burning character driven family drama instead.
Positives
Excepected a fast-paced apocalyptic story full of said adventure, but got a slow burning character driven family drama instead.
Positives
- Short alternating chapters
- An easy read
- Some dark humour
Negatives
- Slow burn
- Ending felt rushed, it's like the author dragged the story up to the last 50-70 pages and then unloaded everything to try catch up
- Name dropping.. a lot of side characters, too many and whose names I already don't recall. I literally just finished the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts
booktothefuture's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
emilymyhren's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.5
So this book usually wouldn’t be my cup of tea but it’s base in reality and a location I’m familiar with got me interested as well as the author. This book was hard to put down but in the end there wasn’t any resolution so I’m hoping for a sequel. It was a lot of build up and then not many answers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Gun violence
jk385506's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Moderate: Gun violence