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ClareR (6230 KP) rated Metronome in Books

May 3, 2022  
Metronome
Metronome
Tom M Watson | 2022 | Contemporary, Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Metronome is a bleak, dark, gripping dystopian novel - and it gave me some serious Waiting For Godot vibes. Aina and Whitney are waiting for someone (the Warden) who I strongly suspected would never come.

Even though Aina and Whitney are on an island, surrounded by the sea, there was such a claustrophobic atmosphere. They have only had one another’s company for 12 years, with past times linked solely with their survival, what has been left in the croft by previous inhabitants, or what has washed up on the beach.

I don’t know how they have managed to stay sane, and indeed there did seem to be an underlying madness to them both. How could there not be?

And their crime? To have had a baby without permission. Aina is sterilised, their 9 year old son is taken from them, and she and Whitney are sent to the island. Punishment upon punishment.

I loved the ending to this - whilst I do like a nice rounded off ending to a novel, somehow I think the ambiguity to the end of Metronome suits it so well. I would have been disappointed with anything else.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this - another great read!
  
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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Cassandra Darke in Books

Oct 29, 2019 (Updated Oct 29, 2019)  
Cassandra Darke
Cassandra Darke
Posy Simmonds | 2018 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Crime, Thriller
9
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A mix of formats, not straight up graphic novel (0 more)
The shape of the book makes it awkward for shelves (0 more)
Cassandra Dark
This is not just entertainment this is a savvy social statement. Not only that but it's got a hidden meaning of one person you don't discover until the last page. That person will remain with me forever because I know there are hundreds of her out there today. I want to do something to help her and I wish there was something in the back that tells me how I can. Despite all that I imagine this being shown in ITV as one of their gripping well plotted crime dramas. It's just absolute perfection in plot and character and deserves to be remembered as a masterpiece. Now I am going to Google charities and fund out what I can do.