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chrisscorkscrew's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a pretty good read. Punchy, dark and makes you think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gore, and Forced institutionalization
october_reads's review against another edition
4.0
This was surprisingly good, especially reading it in the back of the synapse sequence by another author. Dystopian science fiction where what the world can become if we has really become some of my favorite lately. As a warning especially as we are slowly willingly handing tech access to everything from Echo, to Home, to Siri, which are always listening. These types of books really make the information that we are freely and legally giving these companies come to light. Read the terms and conditions, I know most people don’t, but really read them
maywhitelauren's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
jessilcruz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
brea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death
mazza's review against another edition
3.0
A timely novel which makes the reader question their place in our modern, technological, world, Green Valley offers a unique comment on society via the use of its fast-paced plot and bold characters. As we begin to take a look at how and why we use technology within every aspect of our lives, Green Valley shows us a potential future: an environment where people have gone one of two ways – either embracing the complete invasion of virtual reality, or rejecting all forms of modern tech entirely. It is an interesting concept that I doubt many have seen discussed before in a, at times gripping, novel like this.
Full review on STORGY Magazine here: https://storgy.com/2019/08/13/book-review-green-valley-by-louis-greenberg/
Full review on STORGY Magazine here: https://storgy.com/2019/08/13/book-review-green-valley-by-louis-greenberg/
annabrewer972's review against another edition
3.0
Great idea and awesome opening premise - I was certainly hooked after the first chapter or so. But I'm afraid that I lost interest. There wasn't enough exploration of the main idea of the novel - that of Green Valley itself - despite how radical and unusual it was. I found myself struggling what was actually happening, or why certain parts were included.
simplymeh's review against another edition
3.0
An amazing premise
I loved the storyline - it's quite thought provoking. I also appreciated the imagery when writing about Green Valley and the wonderful snippets of language at various interval.
My only problem was the protagonist - I had to take breaks to get over my annoyance of her character and behaviour and finish the book. I'm unsure if the whiny nature of the character was supposed to reflect the result of the Green Valley experience or simply an attempt to write a female character. Either way, it didn't work for me.
I loved the storyline - it's quite thought provoking. I also appreciated the imagery when writing about Green Valley and the wonderful snippets of language at various interval.
My only problem was the protagonist - I had to take breaks to get over my annoyance of her character and behaviour and finish the book. I'm unsure if the whiny nature of the character was supposed to reflect the result of the Green Valley experience or simply an attempt to write a female character. Either way, it didn't work for me.
verw0rren's review
4.0
Obwohl ich ungerne Dystopien lese, hat mir dieses Buch überraschend gut gefallen. Dem Leser wurde das perfekte Maß an Informationen zum Thema Technik geschildert, sodass man weder erschlagen von unzähligen Begriffen war, noch im Dunkeln getapst hat. Auch Lucie, unsere Protagonistin, war äußerst sympathisch, und hat sich im Verlaufe der vier Tage, in denen sich die Hauptstory zuspielt, bewiesen, das wurde gerade auch mit dem einfachen, lockerem Schreibstil untermalt.
Auch wenn ich das Buch nicht wirklich weiterempfehlen würde, kam es mir sehr gelegen und war eine Abwechslung für mich. :)
Auch wenn ich das Buch nicht wirklich weiterempfehlen würde, kam es mir sehr gelegen und war eine Abwechslung für mich. :)