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Cargando... The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away (2019)por Ronald L. Smith
![]() Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. ![]() ![]() Pluses: biracial main character, calling out male toxicity, asthma, good friends who believe you. Also, it's an easy read that draws you in quickly. Minuses: once it pulls you in, it doesn't really go anywhere -- slow descent into paranoia from an unreliable narrator. Not particularly scary because Simon and his experiences aren't particularly believable. And the ending, while and interesting twist, and creepy-weird, also doesn't make a lot of sense. If the aliens think humans are irredeemable, why are Simon's family and friends all still alive? Why are they interbreeding with humans to create the "new species"? If they are benevolent, why are they terrifying the humans with no remorse? -- I mean -- the takeover and creation of a new species could be a really horrifying read, but we don't see that. It has good bones but I found it unsatisfying. Also, I agree with other reviewers that the depiction of mental health assistance as inimical to truth is not a great look for a middle grade novel. Mild cursing, lots of lying to parents without much consequence. I was really really into this for about 80% of the book. It reminded me a lot of The Nest by Kenneth Oppel: is this really happening to Simon? Is he going crazy and/or hallucinating? But then the book ends incredibly abruptly: It's a very abrupt ending that rushes things and makes the lead-up creepiness moot. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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