Read History
2024 | Score: 6.5
This is tough. I can honestly understand both the people who say this is a perfect book and the people who give it 1 star. Certain things seem like it is a short, poorly written dump but other parts do really capture emotion and imagination, it definitely is not middle of “the road” (funniest sentient being). It is missing many things most people look for in a good book, no plot, simplistic prose, the characters don’t even have names. The conversations are repetitive, we get the occasional flashback about the start of the apocalypse (which is never clearly defined). It’s not necessarily fun to read, and it didn’t connect to me on the deep emotional level I think it is supposed to (I don’t have kids). I am intentionally giving this the exact same rating as Gregor the Overlander, since they each have everything the other is lacking and none of it’s positives.
Format: Audible
Days: 3
Date: 3/4/2024 -> 3/7/2024