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In the After
Demitria Lunetta
2013 · 455 pages · Science fiction
How it reads
In the After is science fiction (young-adult post-apocalyptic science fiction, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.
It's set in several locations, in the future, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are survival, identity and friendship. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.
It opens a series. It ends on a cliffhanger, so have the next book ready. At 455 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something adventurous
- you want a book that pulls you through
- you want an escape
Maybe not if…
- you need something cosy or melancholy
- you want dense, lingering prose
- you hate waiting for a sequel
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- science fiction
- Author gender
- female
- Author experience
- early career
- Setting: place
- multiple locations
- Setting: time
- future
- Mood / feeling
- adventurous
- Pace
- fast paced
- Tone / weight
- light and escapist
- Length
- medium
- Narrative style
- first person, one narrator
- Publication era
- modern classic
- Popularity
- moderately known
- Series vs standalone
- first in a series
- Themes
- survival, identity, friendship
- Ending style
- cliffhanger
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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