angel_ontheother's Reviews (393)

Not very immersive or believable (I don't expect realism but believability is different), and I didn't care much for the characters. I think the beginning feels pretty rushed, so I didn't have time to get attached to the characters. I really wanted to like this, but the writing style didn't click with me. 

Also, this is just a personal opinion but I find it very weird and uncomfortable that

a set of sisters are married to a set of brothers and have children with them. Sister-cousins? Gives me the creeps lol. I know people do that in real life, but it's definitely not something I want to read about, especially in a book for a younger audience.

I don't have the attention span or mental stability for this right now

I love the story and the Autism representation is great! Definitely something I'd recommend to children and adults alike. Whether you're looking to learn about what it's like to be Autistic, or if you want to read something you can relate to as an Autistic person. Just be aware that

dealing with bullies and ableism

are elements of the plot.

Well written and cohesive plot, and a loveable main character (Klara), but I personally prefer a denser plot. The writing style is very subtle. There's a lot subtextually (no spoilers here), but not many events actually happen. It's much more of a reflective, slow paced story.

I put off reading this for a long time because I thought it was gonna be heavier on the sci-fi (I hadn't read much sci-fi at all until recently), but it ended up being the opposite of that. If you're a sci-fi newbie, you don't need to feel daunted by this, because things are put into simple terms and there aren't that many sci-fi elements anyway, most of it feels like a real life setting. Conversely, if you're a literary newbie, this may not be for you. 

It's also a bit less emotional than I expected. But I'm sure some people would view it as much more emotional than I did, it's subjective. It just didn't hit a nerve that way for me. 

In terms of this as the audiobook version, I think listening to it was a good choice since it's slow paced. I could just increase the speed when it felt a little too slow (I typically read faster paced books, just my preference). I liked the narrator for the most part. The only thing that was slightly grating, were the parts with the British accented characters because the accents did not sound realistic.