Jimmy Hernandez
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
2.5 Stars. Found the protagonist frustrating. She jumps to conclusions, makes speculations, over thinks every situation, and makes pointless assumptions. Its a 400 page book, but seems as if less than 75 pages of it are meaningful dialogue. I liked how it starts, and I liked how it ended. However, reading this book felt like a laborious task. I have not felt this way about a novel since I was back in high school.
Aunnie Ganier
I could not put this book down (or rather, with the digital copy, I couldn't close my browser)! It's a fast-paced, intriguing story with complex, delightfully believable characters. Corinne Duyvis handles intersections of race, ability, and what it means to be human with grace, sophistication, and good humor. Sixteen year old Denise's distinct voice would be enough to drive the story on its own, but the incredible end-of-the-world setting is thought-provoking and riveting -- the perfect dynamic backdrop to balance the introspection of the main character. I want more! I will definitely be checking out Duyvis' other work.
M. Alan Kazlev
A powerful and moving story about an autistic protagonist in a world devastated by a cometary impact. It's not a boys own action thriller, but a deeper story about the human condition. The only thing I couldn't suspend disbelief over is the generation ship, which comes across as a sort of magical realism plot device rather than a believable spaceship (which is fine too). Other than that, this is one of the best written books I've read in a long time.