On the edge of gone

456 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-4197-1903-5
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OCLC Number:
921864053

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4 stars (8 reviews)

"In Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2034, a comet is due to hit the Earth within the hour. Denise, who's sixteen years old and autistic, must try to find her missing sister and also help her neglectful, undependable mother safely aboard a spaceship"--

4 editions

[Adapted from initial review on Goodreads.]

5 stars

Reading this book is like being dragged through shards of broken glass into warmth and safety. This book is hopeful. It is inspiring. It is important, and it is very much worth reading.

What it is not, however, is an easy read.

Selling points: #OwnVoices autistic narration; a diverse cast, extending to background characters; strong immersion; apocalypse; spaceships.

Warnings: extreme emotional intensity; harm comes to cats (non-graphically).

Review of 'On the edge of gone' on 'GoodReads'

3 stars

TW: drug addiction, mentioned animal death, casual racism, ableism
3.3

Denise's sister is still missing, her mother is using, and the comet isn't waiting for them. By now they should have been evacuated to their mandated safe house, prepared to hunker down while the comet crashes and changes the atmosphere of Earth. But after a series of mishaps, Denise and her mother find themselves let in on a massive secret- there is still one spaceship grounded on Earth. They're let on with strict plans to evict them again before they take flight, but Denise is desperate to find a way to stay and keep all of her family safe. But how is she going to make a case for an autistic teen, an addict, and a girl who isn't even there?

This is the only Duyvis book I hadn't read yet, so I picked it up based on that alone, …

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Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Survival
  • Fiction
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Autism