Allegra Hyde
Autor/a de Eleutheria
Obres de Allegra Hyde
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Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- female
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 3
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 115
- Popularitat
- #170,830
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 5
- ISBN
- 8
It is an attempted cautionary tale about the dissonance between the perceived authority and "true believers". It is a story about blind trust in people, but also persistence and instilling belief by setting an example.
There are many beautiful passages in this novel. I highlighted quite a few of them. The sense of the planet dying was palpable throughout the book.
However, somewhere around the 60% mark, I wanted to DNF it. I pushed through only to see what will happen, but I wasn't nearly as invested as I expected to be. The end was interesting enough for me to be glad I finished it, but it was still a disappointment. The characters are not well developed or very interesting, save for Willa, and even she doesn't grow very much either.
I felt the message about activism was somewhat muddled and world-building was quite weak, especially politically.
This would probably make a solid film with some rewrites and good actors.… (més)