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4.5 stars! Wow. This book was sooooooo good. There's no wonder that this is such a well loved book in the bookish community.
The Stand was full of three dimensional characters whom you will either love, hate, or love to hate. The character development seems so realistic in an apocalyptic story. I am not usually one to enjoy multi perspective books but each character focus that King did was interesting and engaging. Fair warning, don't get attached.
The story progressed in such a natural and easy going way. The way the flu spreads throughout the world in the subtle and not so subtle ways (I especially enjoyed the portion of the post flu wave of deaths based off of pure stupidity).
The way the plot leads to THE event is so satisfying and exciting. It kept me intrigued the whole way through, and it was interesting to read which characters ended up being involved in which portions of the book. Not everyone is as predictable as you would think.
All in all. I'm so glad I got to read this before I started my final year of my Master's program! Would recommend to anyone who loves apocalyptic (post-apocalyptic) books, descriptive yet fast-paced books, and (frankly) strong character driven books! Love love love
The Stand was full of three dimensional characters whom you will either love, hate, or love to hate. The character development seems so realistic in an apocalyptic story. I am not usually one to enjoy multi perspective books but each character focus that King did was interesting and engaging. Fair warning, don't get attached.
The story progressed in such a natural and easy going way. The way the flu spreads throughout the world in the subtle and not so subtle ways (I especially enjoyed the portion of the post flu wave of deaths based off of pure stupidity).
The way the plot leads to THE event is so satisfying and exciting. It kept me intrigued the whole way through, and it was interesting to read which characters ended up being involved in which portions of the book. Not everyone is as predictable as you would think.
All in all. I'm so glad I got to read this before I started my final year of my Master's program! Would recommend to anyone who loves apocalyptic (post-apocalyptic) books, descriptive yet fast-paced books, and (frankly) strong character driven books! Love love love
Wow this book was soooo good. So deep. So emotional. I spent a good half of the book ugly crying.
The Great Alone is almost like a coming of age story about a girl named Leni. Her family moves out to Alaska to create a new life for themselves. Leni’s dad had been dealing with PTSD since he came back from fighting in the Vietnam war. They begin to make Alaska their home when challenges start to arise (or rearise in some cases), that causes a domino affect of incidences.
The book deals with some very deep topics like PTSD, toxic relationship, and life off the grid in a potentially hostile environment. It deals with loss and tragedy, and dealing with grief. But somehow, the book can be so uplifting as well. It talks of hope and love and true friendship and forgiveness.
Leni deals with A LOT in this book, but she really is such an amazing character. She’s strong-willed and independent, and because of that she really finds herself in Alaska. I loved the story of her growing up and making decisions of her own. I loved experiencing first love with her. I loved her relationship with her mom. Their relationship was so beautiful and unyielding and it’s mother-daughter duos like this that make me so happy. I always miss my mom when I read relationships like this.
Overall this book was really great, and Hannah Writes Alaska so amazingly. It’s so atmospheric and descriptive. I loved it, and I wanna read more by her and about Alaska. My only complaint (and the reason I docked a star) was the fact that some of the pacing of the book was a little weird for me.
Again, a really lovely story and one that I will remember for a long time.
The Great Alone is almost like a coming of age story about a girl named Leni. Her family moves out to Alaska to create a new life for themselves. Leni’s dad had been dealing with PTSD since he came back from fighting in the Vietnam war. They begin to make Alaska their home when challenges start to arise (or rearise in some cases), that causes a domino affect of incidences.
The book deals with some very deep topics like PTSD, toxic relationship, and life off the grid in a potentially hostile environment. It deals with loss and tragedy, and dealing with grief. But somehow, the book can be so uplifting as well. It talks of hope and love and true friendship and forgiveness.
Leni deals with A LOT in this book, but she really is such an amazing character. She’s strong-willed and independent, and because of that she really finds herself in Alaska. I loved the story of her growing up and making decisions of her own. I loved experiencing first love with her. I loved her relationship with her mom. Their relationship was so beautiful and unyielding and it’s mother-daughter duos like this that make me so happy. I always miss my mom when I read relationships like this.
Overall this book was really great, and Hannah Writes Alaska so amazingly. It’s so atmospheric and descriptive. I loved it, and I wanna read more by her and about Alaska. My only complaint (and the reason I docked a star) was the fact that some of the pacing of the book was a little weird for me.
Again, a really lovely story and one that I will remember for a long time.
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2.5. The story was just a little odd to me though I really love the spunky characters
