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jhstack's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
hellybobs's review
4.0
A really fantastic read. I thought the premise of the book looked really interesting from the blurb and I wasn't disappointed.
The characters are really well written and the story flows really well together from each of their perspectives.
Sophie's growth through the book is my favourite part and how her relationships with her family evolve.
The characters are really well written and the story flows really well together from each of their perspectives.
Sophie's growth through the book is my favourite part and how her relationships with her family evolve.
lilycobalt's review
I could tell that it was a good book, but I wanted something more lighthearted to read.
keridai's review
3.0
Interesting family drama about the introduction of a believable futuristic technology and how it impacts different kinds of people: those who embrace it, those who don't want it, those who can't get it, and those who feel pressured to get it.
I had to get used to the very 'matter-of-fact' writing style, but I eventually got invested in the characters and their conflicts. For a long time the book doesn't take clear sides in the discussion about the technology, which I think is realistic and nuanced, because people would not all be impacted in the same way. I thought the ending was not nuanced at all though, and wrapped up too neatly.
I wouldn't be surprised if we actually get technology that is somewhat similar to what is described in here, and that people would react exactly like they did in this book. The issue of 'getting left behind' in society if you can't get or don't want the technology, would probably be just as huge.
I had to get used to the very 'matter-of-fact' writing style, but I eventually got invested in the characters and their conflicts. For a long time the book doesn't take clear sides in the discussion about the technology, which I think is realistic and nuanced, because people would not all be impacted in the same way. I thought the ending was not nuanced at all though, and wrapped up too neatly.
I wouldn't be surprised if we actually get technology that is somewhat similar to what is described in here, and that people would react exactly like they did in this book. The issue of 'getting left behind' in society if you can't get or don't want the technology, would probably be just as huge.
mementomoriiv's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
melonpaper's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nklosty's review
4.0
I liked the concept of the story. The idea is frightening, but well within reality. 87
mssarahmorgan's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
hank's review
3.0
2.5 stars rounded up because I think it will appeal to some readers.
Boring, not-science fiction, family drama type of story. There are so many dull real life types of family stories out there that Pinsker assumed, correctly, that she had to throw something else in. What she threw in was a very lightly discussed "sci-fi" element that essentially gives anyone who has it an advantage. The separation of society could have been discussed much better and much more in depth but it wasn't, we just got the whole "I am alienating my son/daughter oh woe is me"
There is a reason I reads science fiction instead of generic fiction, I don't like false advertising but even without that, the book wasn't very entertaining.
Boring, not-science fiction, family drama type of story. There are so many dull real life types of family stories out there that Pinsker assumed, correctly, that she had to throw something else in. What she threw in was a very lightly discussed "sci-fi" element that essentially gives anyone who has it an advantage. The separation of society could have been discussed much better and much more in depth but it wasn't, we just got the whole "I am alienating my son/daughter oh woe is me"
There is a reason I reads science fiction instead of generic fiction, I don't like false advertising but even without that, the book wasn't very entertaining.