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emilytcanread's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
piltdownworship's review against another edition
4.0
Finally finished this densely hallucinatory tome.
Perhaps I have opened the wrong door and at any moment The Man In Possession, The Owner Who Got There First will run in and scream:
"What Are You Doing Here? Who Are You?"
And I don't know what I am doing there nor who I am. I decide to play it cool and maybe I will get the orientation before the Owner shows. . . . So instead of yelling "Where Am I?" cool it and look around you will find out approximately. . . . You were not there for The Beginning. You will not be there for The End. . . . Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative. . . .
mjenson17's review against another edition
1.0
Drug addled blathering. Sounds like a guy who has been on too much drugs for too long who is only focused on sex in the most disgusting way. Not sure why this was published.
pseudolain's review
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
smithmick14's review against another edition
Literally Scrotie McBoogerballs.
Another metaphor because I have no original thoughts. In The French Dispatch there’s a scene where Adrien Brody’s character says something along the lines of, “if you want to see if an abstract artist is actually good and not just messing with you, then just get them to draw something basic and if they do a really good job then you know that they’re legit and are just more interested in abstract expression than something easier to ingest.” This book felt like that being sandwiched by a very legible preface and appendix around about 150 pages of the most grotesque imagery imaginable.
Another metaphor because I have no original thoughts. In The French Dispatch there’s a scene where Adrien Brody’s character says something along the lines of, “if you want to see if an abstract artist is actually good and not just messing with you, then just get them to draw something basic and if they do a really good job then you know that they’re legit and are just more interested in abstract expression than something easier to ingest.” This book felt like that being sandwiched by a very legible preface and appendix around about 150 pages of the most grotesque imagery imaginable.
mister_cross's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- 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
3.5
zeroiv's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
larva_parva's review against another edition
too disturbing — definitely the edgiest beat author
almaj's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5