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I'm not sure if it's a matter of timing, but I was so excited to read this book and felt like it fell short of my expectations. I found myself rereading sections because some of the meaning felt lost to me. There were a lot of good moments throughout the book.

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I liked how everything was a little trippy at the end, and the whole scene with the lighthouse where our biologist is learning that she's been lied to. I wish we could have learned more about the psychologist and what was told to her before she died though, I guess the author wants to leave our narrator to have to learn more on her own. I am not sure I really enjoyed the husbands accounts, most of that section read like an essay quoting texts, example he "went this way and did that", and it read kind of weird.

I liked the journal-esque way the book is written and how her account is somewhat frantic/crazy/trippy because she is potentially hallucinating/dying. I liked the part with the door, after reading the husbands account where he saw himself going into the Tower/Tunnel I KNEW that that's where the boarder must be!!

So most parts were good, possibly bad timing on my part with reading since I had to stop halfway through for a week.

destryhawk's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

evehatfield's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

If you want a book that is the stream of consciousness of an unreliable narrator this is the book for you!

peachesandhoney's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.75

Think of the book and movie as separate entities!

Really interesting narrative voice that was more distant and almost “scientific” that I wasn’t used to. Also likely would have liked it more as a physical book than audiobook, a couple times I zoned out and then it took a minute to get back into it. Liked the concepts and biological exploration of it, cool ideas with unique execution. Something different!!

pettypierrot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

braveamateur's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense

5.0

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