Reviews

Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin

adclark2's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

hannahfaiman's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

swamp_witch's review

relaxing fast-paced

4.25

chaifanatic18's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jennkei's review

2.0

Rather depressing...felt somewhat-disjointed.

heyaubs's review

mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

eachz's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Really enjoyed this! I've been disappointed with other speculative fiction that gets way too hung up on the details of the science/tech setting and neglects the characters and the universal themes to be explored against that backdrop. Tell Me an Ending, to me, did what I always hope for, and made the novel mostly about the characters and how the phenomenon of memory deletion/restoration can play out in many different ways. 

While there was a lot of tragedy in this story I think it left me feeling hopeful and fond of humans in all our messiness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness, Car accident, Stalking, Suicide, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mckayla_haesch's review against another edition

too slow of a pace for me to stay intrigued

blonde_contradiction's review

4.0

I really liked the book. It dealt with some really interesting themes that made our book club think pretty deeply. There were some interesting moral considerations. There were a few storylines that I think could have been improved upon, but overall, the book was really well written and I would suggest it!

kellee's review

challenging tense medium-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? No

3.5

Multiple characters and plot lines, slow burn mystery, more literary than thriller despite the premise. The idea of erasing memories is so provocative, and I wanted a little bit more from the author and what she wanted to say about memories and how they shape identity. I initially gave the book 3 stars, but after a book club discussion, I decided on a final rating of 3.5.