chloefrizzle's Reviews (993)

This is a book about dealing with a pandemic, families coming together and falling apart, exploring new horizons of science, and grief.

A video review including this book is on my Youtube channel at https://youtu.be/FyK7hcbNrvc?t=2

I found it terribly sad, slow, and mournful. I didn't enjoy the experience. But I'm sure that many people will love it and find it cathartic. It reminded me of watching the movie Contagion; undoubtedly well made, but the heavy subject matter stopped me from actually enjoying the ride.

The stories feel terribly real, the grief of the characters authentic. The stories in this book are short, but you get a sense of what each character is going through and what they care about. I would say that this book is less about the individual plots and more about the larger feeling. The feeling of dealing with disaster, of caring for the dead, of caring about the world.

Thanks to William Morrow and Netgalley for giving me a copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own.

I'm delighted how this series continues to reinvent its setting while preserving the sense of our main character. This one felt more meandering and slow, but I think that feeling of limbo was what the book was going for.

It's about being a disciplined artist. It's okay.