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The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

39 reviews

ceedy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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issy81's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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rmperezpadilla's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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denijaaa_s's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

no sākuma bija ļoti cerīgi - tika pastāstīts par jonas dzīvi & darbu, viņa aizbrauca ceļojumā uz kafastrofas vietu un apmeklēja dažādas vietas mui ar saviem grupas biedriem. bet no tā momenta, kad jona palika vilcienā un nošķīrās no grupas, es sāku nesaprast. 
no sākuma likās, ka es lasu ceļojuma bukletu, tad tas viss vienā brīdī pārvērtās par dabaszinību grāmatu dažādu terminu aprakstu kā karsta kritenes utt. dēļ, un tad tā pārvērtās par eksistenciālisma literatūru, ka es beigu beigās neko nesapratu, kas vispār notiek. tikai beigās, izlasot par cunami un pāršķirot pēdējo lappusi, kad es beidzot sāku saprast sižetu, grāmata vienkārši beidzās - aprauti un bez nekāda paskaidrojuma. kā arī laka un jonas attiecībām nebija pilnīgi nekāda romantiskā pamata, kā tikai tas, ka pēkšņi viņi pēc 3 nedēļām ir pāris, like... HUH?!
tā arī beigās nesapratu, kas tas ir - eksistenciālisms, reālisms, fantastika vai vēl kas cits. viegli aizmirstams sižets. 

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alelumino's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0


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gini11's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0


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morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

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3.0


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waybeyondblue's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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writererinm's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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catandherbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

If you're a ratings person I guess technically this would be a 3.75 book but I bumper it up a little because I truly haven't read anything like this before. I feel like I say that way too often but really mean it this time. I feel like I had the appropriate expectations for this book but still it was unique and surprising. There's actually a lot to unpack here but I don't have the words to do it at the moment. 

TL;DR: wasn't a perfect read but I can't stop thinking about it 

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