A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was such a thought provoking narrative. Very dystopian in its themes but much more adult and fleshed out than some of the highlights of the genre.

The extents that civilization had gone in the pursuit of perfect health and aspirations of immortality felt more crazed and cult like that the actual suicide club.

Lea displayed some profound character growth with the complexities of decisions she made after delving into the darker depths of humanity and the rights that we're taken away by this enforced toxic positivity and waves of augmenting body parts.

I think this would make a great TV show as it reminded me of something you'd see in Black Mirror or Altered Carbon.

The writing was a little bland at times for me, but there was lots of dialogue and internal monologue that helped break it up and carried the story.

The interactions between Lea and Todd and her colleagues began to scarily seem more and more robotic, the deeper she got into Anja's way of thinking and learning more of life. It was fascinating seeing how life changed slowly though Lea's eyes as she discovered more of the corruption and sinister undertones of the government and the business she worked for.

I'm very pleased that I enjoyed Suicide Club even more than I had anticipated, especially considering it was a spontaneous library pick up.


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