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Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer

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mementomoriiv's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

4.5

This book hurts.

It is beautiful and twisted, twisting. It moves across Earths, through glass globes, into animals and boys who yesrn to stay dead but awaken with new ways of being each day. It examines the damage left by humans who think only of their own uses.

It is helpful to look back and re-read as you move forward. There is no timeline. 

This is a beautifully written, richly imagined, devastatingly human book.

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