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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
4.0
Ada is an only child whose solo father David develops Alzheimers when she is a tween. As plans are put in place for his care and hers it becomes clear that David is not who he claims he is. There are three key, albeit interrelated threads to this story. The first centres on codes, language processing, AI and virtual reality and didn’t particularly hold my interest. The second, which I was much more invested in, was the search for David’s true identity, something tied up in a dark period of US history. The third centres on Ada’s coming of age and figuring out who she is when everything she thought she knew about her father isn’t true. The personal and interpersonal elements ensured this book was a win for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Dementia
Moderate: Homophobia and Bullying
Minor: Child abuse
richael's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief
Moderate: Abortion and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
annec3heart's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-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? Yes
4.25
I liked this book. It made me think. It was sad - it deals with grief, dementia, abuse.... It also has a captivating mystery. For me, it was hard to get around some of the immoral actions of otherwise sympathetic characters. And I disliked the epilogue big time. Good, but not as great as it could have been.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Dementia, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
bella_cavicchi's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Oh, how I loved this. Liz Moore has very quickly become an auto-buy author for me: her characters are expertly drawn; she has such a keen awareness of time and space, and she captures emotion and vulnerability without cliche. And, here, too, the last few pages! I could go on and on. Read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Child death
Minor: Child abuse
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