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Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey

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midnightinkblot's review against another edition

5.0

I think this is one of the most underrated books ever. Absolutely brilliant and surreal yet so stunning. I'd recommend this to everyone.

pawstoodream's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

andheaventoo's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

Feels like a very incomplete book. I have no doubt at all about this writer's capabilities. She writes movingly and beautifully in rare moments of stillness throughout this book, but it's so bizarrely paced, it doesn't feel ready to be published at all. It definitely doesn't feel anything like a novel, that's for sure, and unfortunately, that doesn't feel intentional. Just overall an extremely disjointed book. I was eager to wrap it up and just move on to something that wasn't in such a rush to get through its own best parts to focus on all the most unbearable components. Honestly, after writing that, I'm gonna bump the rating down even further though the writing doesn't deserve that low of a rating. Just a bad reading experience.