zaisgraph's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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? No
3.5
Tell No One is my first Harlan Coben novel. This one is incredibly fast paced and goes in plenty of unexpected directions. I like it quite alot.
All the characters here, even those briefly or seemingly randomly mentioned serve a definite purpose to the larger story. Plenty of them, however, are quite wooden. It's like I was reading a much older novel at times but I didn't mind that, that much.
There is plenty of representation here. Black and Asian characters have major roles as do lesbian and a person with disability. Just like in real life. I like this very much. In contrast, the lead character, Dr. Beck, is just so cowardly, tentative, wimpy and a huge racial profiler. Just unlikeable. However, he did partially redeem himself in the end.
The story itself is a fun ride. It reminded me of 80s/90s action movies. It's a time capsule of how things were and the inappropriateness of the era. Hated it at first but I was drawn halfway through by the plot twists. It did feel that this book has too many buy I'm not one to complain. It also lazily did not tie-up a couple or so arcs (?)
Giving this book a 3.4. Did it's job and made me interested for more Cohen. I was entertained and that's all I could ask for.
All the characters here, even those briefly or seemingly randomly mentioned serve a definite purpose to the larger story. Plenty of them, however, are quite wooden. It's like I was reading a much older novel at times but I didn't mind that, that much.
There is plenty of representation here. Black and Asian characters have major roles as do lesbian and a person with disability. Just like in real life. I like this very much. In contrast, the lead character, Dr. Beck, is just so cowardly, tentative, wimpy and a huge racial profiler. Just unlikeable. However, he did partially redeem himself in the end.
The story itself is a fun ride. It reminded me of 80s/90s action movies. It's a time capsule of how things were and the inappropriateness of the era. Hated it at first but I was drawn halfway through by the plot twists. It did feel that this book has too many buy I'm not one to complain. It also lazily did not tie-up a couple or so arcs (?)
Giving this book a 3.4. Did it's job and made me interested for more Cohen. I was entertained and that's all I could ask for.
sophgibbss4's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
mleach07's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! I now have a Harlan Coben list of books to read.
abbiebraaten's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sebastianmalloy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ashleywhitereads's review against another edition
5.0
INCREDIBLE. By far one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. There was not a moment of this book that didn’t keep me guessing, and nothing was revealed before Coben intended for it to be.
All around an incredibly well-written page turner. I would definitely recommend this book!
All around an incredibly well-written page turner. I would definitely recommend this book!
laurelinwonder's review against another edition
3.0
3.5-4stars. I have been really enjoying Coben as of late. I wasn't a huge fan of Six Years, and this is better than that. It was interesting, but wasn't as suspenseful as I had hoped.
jo85_booklover's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
charlotte_hampson's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5