Reviews

After Me Comes the Flood by Sarah Perry

kquinn1712's review

3.5

I was very up and down with this book, it almost seemed to demand that I take breaks away from it. 

It felt as if John was with them for both a moment and a lifetime which certainly speaks to Perry’s ability to weave a narrative to her liking. 

I faced much confusion as I moved through this story, and was so satisfied with each answer and explanation I received. These characters are lovable and detestable in their own ways. I guess only you can decide where they fall.

becka6131's review against another edition

3.0

This started off strong and intriguing but really fell apart in the middle. It does feel like she lost her conviction halfway through, and felt she had to make the story something more concrete.

However as always, her prose style is beautiful. One of my favourite currently working writers.

caterpillar's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

moonlit_shelves's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

2.0

bookaddictrn's review against another edition

3.0

Leaves a LOT up to individual interpretation.

isabellabarbutti's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

5.0

frahhn's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

hannahg123's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

johnsmil4's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I find myself a bit disappointed by this book. Partly that’s my own fault: I began the book expecting a gothic-inspired horror story, rather than what it is, a series of character examinations with some minor mystery. Perry’s description of setting is evocative - at turns beautiful, playful, and haunting. But the plot I felt left something to be desired. The conclusion of the mystery of Eadwacer unraveled like a Scooby-Doo mystery. The book ultimately feels hazy, like a dream in which you can’t open your eyes all the way, and you only half-remember when you wake up. 

adeviantllama's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5