Oliver Howard
🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 While there were certainly some elements here that I really enjoyed, I also felt like there were a lot of problems. Firstly, the writing style for the first half of the book is all over the place. Alderman is jumping between characters and time periods so much and so fast that it gives you whiplash. She's attempting to be flowery at times, but it just feels out of place in an otherwise modern, snappy style. Another thing that bothered me was the way she revealed plot twists. It just wasn't interesting. I liked the technological aspects, and I think a lot of the stuff that was said here is important and relevant to current times. However, her ending felt rushed and frankly improbable. It took me out of the story because of how belligerently optimistic it was. This book has made me lose trust in Alderman, so I likely will not read any of her other work. ^08284f
🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 While there were certainly some elements here that I really enjoyed, I also felt like there were a lot of problems. Firstly, the writing style for the first half of the book is all over the place. Alderman is jumping between characters and time periods so much and so fast that it gives you whiplash. She's attempting to be flowery at times, but it just feels out of place in an otherwise modern, snappy style. Another thing that bothered me was the way she revealed plot twists. It just wasn't interesting. I liked the technological aspects, and I think a lot of the stuff that was said here is important and relevant to current times. However, her ending felt rushed and frankly improbable. It took me out of the story because of how belligerently optimistic it was. This book has made me lose trust in Alderman, so I likely will not read any of her other work. ^08284f