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the_sunken_library's review against another edition
2.0
I have no idea what the hell happened in this book, all I know is that reading it was an utter drag.
So many questions left unanswered, so much of the world not explained, it gets two stars because I like a good, over sized monster fight and it at least delivered that.
So many questions left unanswered, so much of the world not explained, it gets two stars because I like a good, over sized monster fight and it at least delivered that.
timinbc's review against another edition
2.0
Survivors in a dystopia? Sure.
How about a gigantic flying bear? Well, maybe. Will it go all King Kong?
It will? OK, let's see how it works.
Hmm, we still need more weird. Let's go with a sapient cross between a squid and a sea anemone, and let's make it grow fast, and a deadly killer, and a philosopher.
Great, we're set.
Now let's make a story about trust and relationships.
Hmm, dragging a bit here in the middle. Let's bring in a Magician with ground-to-air missiles.
One who may or may not be able to do actual magic. This reader didn't stick around long enough to find out.
I didn't care what happened to Rachel or Wick, or even Borne. Not even a little bit.
Too much weird, not enough story and characters.
Yep. A magician with missiles and a flying superbear don't make a real story.
They are for long car trips with a four-year-old.
How about a gigantic flying bear? Well, maybe. Will it go all King Kong?
It will? OK, let's see how it works.
Hmm, we still need more weird. Let's go with a sapient cross between a squid and a sea anemone, and let's make it grow fast, and a deadly killer, and a philosopher.
Great, we're set.
Now let's make a story about trust and relationships.
Hmm, dragging a bit here in the middle. Let's bring in a Magician with ground-to-air missiles.
One who may or may not be able to do actual magic. This reader didn't stick around long enough to find out.
I didn't care what happened to Rachel or Wick, or even Borne. Not even a little bit.
Too much weird, not enough story and characters.
Yep. A magician with missiles and a flying superbear don't make a real story.
They are for long car trips with a four-year-old.
thexgrayxlady's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
wgadd's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
breathcadence's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
benjamin_zoumenou's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
4.5
lydiabatanghari's review against another edition
4.0
Hard to get into this world at first (which is why I’m giving it 4 stars), but really engaging book after that. Loved the bestiary of the world’s creatures at the end!
ominousspectre's review against another edition
4.75
How did I know it had happened? Because of its absence now, because I still felt the loss of it, but I didn't know how to convey that to Borne then, because he had never lost anything. Not back then. He just kept accumulating, sampling, tasting. He kept gaining parts of the world, while I kept losing them.
Ugh, I love you, Jeffrey. Not everything he does is perfect of course, as no one is, but everything he does is in earnest.
It is so wild how a dystopian biotech novel can also be about the complicated nature of motherhood. My brain is teeming with Thoughts™
Ugh, I love you, Jeffrey. Not everything he does is perfect of course, as no one is, but everything he does is in earnest.
It is so wild how a dystopian biotech novel can also be about the complicated nature of motherhood. My brain is teeming with Thoughts™
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
aykdanroyd's review against another edition
Great book, just not reading it quickly enough. Will pick it back up at a later time!
nhnabass's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
Hot damn.
A dark, dystopian, gory sci fi that feels like the best and worst kind of hallucinogenic trip. Wonderfully gruesome imagery that bends the imagination around the kinds of creatures you hope aren’t lurking beneath the ocean.
A story that reflects on what it means to be.
A dark, dystopian, gory sci fi that feels like the best and worst kind of hallucinogenic trip. Wonderfully gruesome imagery that bends the imagination around the kinds of creatures you hope aren’t lurking beneath the ocean.
A story that reflects on what it means to be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Gore