omega@bookwyrm.social hat The Future von Naomi Alderman besprochen
The future hits hard
5,0 stars
This book is almost too close for comfort
Future
Naomi Alderman: Future (2023, HarperCollins Publishers Limited)
Sprache: English
Am 17. März 2023 von HarperCollins Publishers Limited veröffentlicht.
Themen
- Fiction, science fiction, apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic
- Fiction, thrillers, technological
- Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure
- Fiction, action & adventure
Rezensionen
Ben Harris-Roxas hat The Future von Naomi Alderman besprochen
Not for me
2,0 stars
Just didn't gel with this one. I think the pacing and characterisation is wasn't for me, but might be for you.
Enia hat The Future von Naomi Alderman besprochen
slow middle, weird ending
4,0 stars
it took me forever to get through this, mostly because the middle was overly drawn out with exposition on "this is how we got here." I love me some character development but this wasn't compelling and so it was a slog to get through.
similarly, the ending felt forced. like there was a true ending, and the editor wanted a couple of extra chapters to tie up the loose ends so the reader wouldn't feel cheated out of a conclusion after investing so much time in that sloggy middle. and then that felt too rosy so there was another ending tacked on.
the structure of this book, woof: you think youre done, there are acknowledgements, and then there's another chapter, a colophon, and then more book?! what kind of easter egg nonesense is that?! if I wasn't reading on paper, I would have missed it.
I really …
it took me forever to get through this, mostly because the middle was overly drawn out with exposition on "this is how we got here." I love me some character development but this wasn't compelling and so it was a slog to get through.
similarly, the ending felt forced. like there was a true ending, and the editor wanted a couple of extra chapters to tie up the loose ends so the reader wouldn't feel cheated out of a conclusion after investing so much time in that sloggy middle. and then that felt too rosy so there was another ending tacked on.
the structure of this book, woof: you think youre done, there are acknowledgements, and then there's another chapter, a colophon, and then more book?! what kind of easter egg nonesense is that?! if I wasn't reading on paper, I would have missed it.
I really did like the concept of this book though. It's a shame that these things got in its way.