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Still thinking about how much I hated this book after 2+ years, lol. A self-satisfied and self-congratulatory plotless mess where all the characters are juvenile angsty vignettes with a few racist caricatures thrown in, which still somehow receives rave reviews.
mark monday says most of what I want to say about it, but the handling of the main character's eating disorder is also unintentionally horrifying. Like YEAH I get why your parents are so worried about you, dumbass! ...more
mark monday says most of what I want to say about it, but the handling of the main character's eating disorder is also unintentionally horrifying. Like YEAH I get why your parents are so worried about you, dumbass! ...more
Great exploration of the psychological toll on kids who get spit out of their portal worlds. I loved the variety of worlds and the variety of reactions.
Strange and beautiful tale of a school for children who've gone through portals to other worlds, returned, and been stuck here.
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I really love Seanan's work. Love it to death. But... this I didn't love.
This book left me cold for reasons I both can and can't explain. It wasn't a bad book, but neither was it the phenomenal read on a subject I thought she'd both give both life and love to. Disappointing, in a word. Not because it's bad, but because it's merely okay.
There's a heavy handedness here. A bit of preaching, a lot of wonder, worlds that needed to be built and expanded upon, words that those of us who have walked, in ...more
This book left me cold for reasons I both can and can't explain. It wasn't a bad book, but neither was it the phenomenal read on a subject I thought she'd both give both life and love to. Disappointing, in a word. Not because it's bad, but because it's merely okay.
There's a heavy handedness here. A bit of preaching, a lot of wonder, worlds that needed to be built and expanded upon, words that those of us who have walked, in ...more
Creative fantasy-horror novella about a boarding school to help teens readjust to our "reality" after traveling to magical worlds. The premise is a good metaphor for adolescents' struggle with parents who don't accept the person they're becoming, as we see in the storyline with trans boy student Kade. Genre-wise, a crossover book for adults or YA readers who aren't put off by gore. I only wish the book had been longer, as the conclusion felt rushed compared to the world-building. I'm interested
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