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Terminus by Tom Sweterlitsch

15 reviews

snowhite197's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

I couldn’t connect with the main character at all for some reason.

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eliseiswright's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No

4.25

Probably the most original take on time travel I’ve read. It was a little hard to follow at points and had a lot of graphic violence but the pace never slowed down and I finished this in one sitting.

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rowiash's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book combines two of my great loves: crime procedurals and time travel. Tense, dark, and gory - not a good thing to read to wind down for bed! Good timing for Halloween though. There were times where my enjoyment wavered, questioning if the author was going anywhere with a particular idea or just going for shock value, but my faith paid off the end!

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kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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snielsen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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storyorc's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The time travelling aspects are a trove of surprises, and a touch of existential horror, as the author demonstrates the butterfly effect over and over. The mechanics behind it were also quite carefully thought out, which made for a satisfying time of trying anticipate what would happen (I don't consider the fact that I guessed the twist a bad thing). The ships, exoplanet, and protocols surrounding time travel were just cool.

The characters were where I struggled. Brock was my favourite for the range and competence he displayed and a few other had their moments -

Moss with herself on the tree or the Courtney hologram, Petal/Vivian turning into a detective, Nicole flipping the script on Moss

- but for the most part they seemed thin or more tools of the plot than people. This may have been exaggerated by the multiverse element of the plot which can make anything start to feel pointless if you're not careful.

It was also neat to see a protagonist with one leg navigate both daily life and physically demanding situations in a way that was neither completely unaffected nor completely helpless.

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