A review by abookwormwithwine
Suicide Club: A Novel about Living by Rachel Heng
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I spent the longest time considering Suicide Club by Rachel Heng to be a young adult novel, but now that I've read it, I see that it is, in fact, adult fiction and dystopian no less! I had no idea what to expect with this one and despite the very unique writing style, I ended up really enjoying it and the story didn't go completely over my head as most speculative fiction tends to do. While Lea is the main focus of the synopsis, she is not the only viewpoint in the book, and I did tend to get confused at times about whose POV I was in. This could be down to the audiobook only having one narrator, but it definitely would have been helpful to have labeled chapters as well.
As with a handful of John Marrs books I have recently read, the storyline in Suicide Club doesn't seem completely implausible, and there are some things that I could see happening in a REAL future world at the rate we as a population are progressing. Besides that, however, this is also a story about family and there were parts that were pretty sad and emotional. This is also on the darker side of things, but I liked the way it ended, and it was short but packs a wallop. While I wouldn't say the audio blew me away, I did enjoy listening to it and I thought Gwendoline Yeo made for a great narrator, especially as Lea. I would say it might be better to read this one, so you can really focus, but if you like dystopian worlds that don't seem completely unimaginable, I would recommend giving Suicide Club a chance.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
As with a handful of John Marrs books I have recently read, the storyline in Suicide Club doesn't seem completely implausible, and there are some things that I could see happening in a REAL future world at the rate we as a population are progressing. Besides that, however, this is also a story about family and there were parts that were pretty sad and emotional. This is also on the darker side of things, but I liked the way it ended, and it was short but packs a wallop. While I wouldn't say the audio blew me away, I did enjoy listening to it and I thought Gwendoline Yeo made for a great narrator, especially as Lea. I would say it might be better to read this one, so you can really focus, but if you like dystopian worlds that don't seem completely unimaginable, I would recommend giving Suicide Club a chance.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.