Reviews

Sleep Donation by Karen Russell

skeeter4366's review against another edition

3.0

 I thought it was a cool world. Easy on the story. Quick to read and fun. 

kate4ez's review

2.0

Karen Russell comes up with interesting story ideas, but her writing style irritates me. Every sentence is so overwritten, every scene so convoluted, that it is hard to maintain any interest in the plot. As for the plot, it really doesn't go anywhere. The ending felt like she just got tired of coming up with ideas. The characters were flat and rarely acted in authentic ways. Finally, for an e-book only publication, the formatting on this book was terrible. I had to switch font-sizes two or three times at every chapter break to see all the text.

okiwill's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

daphelba's review

2.0

Great concept, without the delivery I craved. The author can spin a beautiful background and write whole paragraphs worth highlighting, but I desire a more scientific, more realistic explanation of a therapy that could never work.

I plowed through, but only because it was short and because I had high-hopes (unmet) for the resolution.

aeglaeca's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

gus_reads's review against another edition

3.0

3.5⭐

Mi género favorito: apocalipsis con burocracia

Se lee en un momento. La primera mitad está más cuidada; la segunda da la sensación de haber sido escrita rápido y sin tanto cuidado.
Coincido con otras reseñas que lo definían como si la autora hubiese hecho un resumen de lo que quería que pasara y no le hubiese dado tiempo a desarrollarlo.
Por eso algunas resoluciones de conflictos de la segunda mitad parecen apresuradas e incompletas.

A pesar de eso, he disfrutado de la lectura. Creo que para disfrutarlo hay que ir con la mentalidad de leer un relato largo más que una novela corta. Yo veo los relatos como ventanas a momentos de historias más largas y complejas; tenemos la oportunidad de observarlas durante un tiempo pero nunca podremos verlas al completo, por lo que nos quedaremos con ganas de más.

pastelhellion's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.25

I know it's a novella but I wish it was a fully fleshed novel! The world Russell crafted is so intriguing and terrifying, a truly nightmarish dystopia.

thestarrfish's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

milou125's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

mopaige32's review

mysterious slow-paced

3.0