Nick reviewed The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan
Amazing piece of speculative eco-horror
5 stars
Amazing piece of speculative eco-horror with deep, relatable characters and witty societal commentary I really enjoyed.
A good start, but it does drag a little in pacing in the middle. How storylines are connected isn’t always clear, though each is interesting in its own way. Found myself having to push through some parts later on, opposed to in the beginning where I was immediately hooked.
Loved the array of characters and perspectives so much. And the raccoons were brilliant.
The dialogue was excellent throughout, very realistic—but one slightly annoying thing: too often during a conversation there’s a line of dialogue, a paragraph of description or thought, then another line. Sometimes that paragraph between is so long that I forget what they were talking about in the first place by the time we get to the next statement or response.
Anyway, always love a look into the lives of the ultra …
Amazing piece of speculative eco-horror with deep, relatable characters and witty societal commentary I really enjoyed.
A good start, but it does drag a little in pacing in the middle. How storylines are connected isn’t always clear, though each is interesting in its own way. Found myself having to push through some parts later on, opposed to in the beginning where I was immediately hooked.
Loved the array of characters and perspectives so much. And the raccoons were brilliant.
The dialogue was excellent throughout, very realistic—but one slightly annoying thing: too often during a conversation there’s a line of dialogue, a paragraph of description or thought, then another line. Sometimes that paragraph between is so long that I forget what they were talking about in the first place by the time we get to the next statement or response.
Anyway, always love a look into the lives of the ultra rich—how they live and think, how they consume and plan, how they deal mentally with the cost of their success which affects so many people. Do they really make decisions with so little care, and what might their upbringing look like to have led them to hold such merciless worldviews? This book does a good job with that glimpse into their lives that some other great stories I love do as well.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me a free copy of the ebook. I am leaving my feedback here voluntarily.
