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shane_the_reading_rat's Reviews (1.21k)
really liked this :) felt a little more like an essay collection rather than one cohesive memoir, but it was really good
this book really just did not click with me.
i like the horror bits themselves, and the use of color was beautiful, but plot-wise i have so many questions: if this is supposed to be about religious extremism/cults, and cults notoriously are pretty restrictive about random things, where are the restrictions?? if this is partially based off of conservative christianity (which it seems to be, aside from the new age stuff), then why are the girls allowed to wear jeans? why are they allowed to have sleepovers at male friend’s houses? why is elliot allowed to be openly trans? it just genuinely doesn’t feel that cult-y except for the sections of this book where they are literally at the church. also, WHY ARE NO PARENTS ACTUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEENS DISAPPEARING OR BEING MURDERED??? WHY DO THEY LET THEIR KIDS JUST RUN AMOK ALL NIGHT WHEREVER WHEN LOVING OHIO TEENS JUST KEEP FUCKING VANISHING?????
more questions: what makes these teens so special that they realize theyre all in a cult, and seemingly fully know this before the book has started?? do other teens know this or is it just them?? wouldnt their parents try and isolate them from other views so that they’d stay?? where are their internet restrictions?? why are they allowed to have smart phones??? genuinely the most questions for a book i have basically ever had
i like the horror bits themselves, and the use of color was beautiful, but plot-wise i have so many questions: if this is supposed to be about religious extremism/cults, and cults notoriously are pretty restrictive about random things, where are the restrictions?? if this is partially based off of conservative christianity (which it seems to be, aside from the new age stuff), then why are the girls allowed to wear jeans? why are they allowed to have sleepovers at male friend’s houses? why is elliot allowed to be openly trans? it just genuinely doesn’t feel that cult-y except for the sections of this book where they are literally at the church. also, WHY ARE NO PARENTS ACTUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEENS DISAPPEARING OR BEING MURDERED??? WHY DO THEY LET THEIR KIDS JUST RUN AMOK ALL NIGHT WHEREVER WHEN LOVING OHIO TEENS JUST KEEP FUCKING VANISHING?????
more questions: what makes these teens so special that they realize theyre all in a cult, and seemingly fully know this before the book has started?? do other teens know this or is it just them?? wouldnt their parents try and isolate them from other views so that they’d stay?? where are their internet restrictions?? why are they allowed to have smart phones??? genuinely the most questions for a book i have basically ever had
genuinely this is everything i could have ever wanted out of a book about pirates. seafaring !! monsters !! queer people and found family (INCLUDING A TRANSMACULINE CHARACTER YEAHHHH)!!! an incredible protagonist !!!
this took me so long to get through but it was absolutely worth it, idk how i can even wait until the sequel gets published
this took me so long to get through but it was absolutely worth it, idk how i can even wait until the sequel gets published
this was very much a “main characters have a lot of sex and not much plot” book, which is okay!! im happy for those that like that!! for me it just wasn’t really my thing, i was way more interesting in the zombies and zombiehunting
this was incredibly detailed my god. dry in places but i thought overall this was pretty good !!
i dont know if i have the words to properly describe how much i love this and how much it impacted me, but i want to try.
this book hit home for me so deeply and intensely. everything from the big things of the disability portrayal in general (despite me having a non-progressive disability, unlike Odette), to smaller things like Odette avoiding telling their girlfriend about their impending blindness out of fear of their gf leaving them (i have been in such similar situations). the art in general is incredible, both the actual drawings themselves + the jellyfish gradually covering more and more of the pages until you get to where it goes entirely black.
the final page of this book is incredibly impactful. please read this. my god this is so easily in my top 5 of this year.
this book hit home for me so deeply and intensely. everything from the big things of the disability portrayal in general (despite me having a non-progressive disability, unlike Odette), to smaller things like Odette avoiding telling their girlfriend about their impending blindness out of fear of their gf leaving them (i have been in such similar situations). the art in general is incredible, both the actual drawings themselves + the jellyfish gradually covering more and more of the pages until you get to where it goes entirely black.
the final page of this book is incredibly impactful. please read this. my god this is so easily in my top 5 of this year.