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magicalsocks's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
- how can you be so cheerful?
- because i'm alive. because i'm walking through wilderness on a beautiful day.
the way jeff vandermeer weaves together sci-fi and meditations on nature and psychological horror and existential horror and the mundanity of daily routines and the tenderness of friendship and mystery and surrealism and romance....
gloria and saul. saul and charlie. the biologist and her husband. the biologist and her owl. gloria and whitby. gloria and her mother. gloria and grace. grace and her girlfriend. ghost bird and the biologist. ghost bird hugging john while he sleeps. saul wanting to ask charlie to dance. the veteran asking gloria to dance. okay. okay. okay.
THE LOVE WAS THERE. IT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. IT DIDN'T SAVE ANYONE. THERE WERE JUST TOO MANY FORCES AGAINST IT. BUT IT STILL MATTERS THAT THE LOVE WAS THERE ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
what am i to say? that i do not miss him?
- because i'm alive. because i'm walking through wilderness on a beautiful day.
the way jeff vandermeer weaves together sci-fi and meditations on nature and psychological horror and existential horror and the mundanity of daily routines and the tenderness of friendship and mystery and surrealism and romance....
gloria and saul. saul and charlie. the biologist and her husband. the biologist and her owl. gloria and whitby. gloria and her mother. gloria and grace. grace and her girlfriend. ghost bird and the biologist. ghost bird hugging john while he sleeps. saul wanting to ask charlie to dance. the veteran asking gloria to dance. okay. okay. okay.
THE LOVE WAS THERE. IT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. IT DIDN'T SAVE ANYONE. THERE WERE JUST TOO MANY FORCES AGAINST IT. BUT IT STILL MATTERS THAT THE LOVE WAS THERE ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
what am i to say? that i do not miss him?
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing and Alcohol
emilywemily6's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I was really hoping for more answers in this book, but I understand that the author’s whole premise is that the source of Area X is unknowable by our finite human minds. I liked getting multiple viewpoints to add a little bit more clarity, but I wish a few more things wrapped up by the end with the storylines converging. It felt unsatisfying. I think I would get more out of reading this series again and again, but I didn’t enjoy it enough to want to reread it to get a few more crumbs of insight. Saul’s scene at the bar was so fascinating and intriguing and I really thought his storyline in particular would have more of a climax. Overall, it was a weird and interesting time, with so much nuance that who even knows what the truth is? Not my kind of reading.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Cancer and Alcohol
mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Alcohol
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