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jennylemon's review against another edition
The first chapter felt so contrived, so "look here is my quirky hook don't you want to keep reading?" that I stuck it in the donation bin immediately. Life's too short!
mm22's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
2.5
tiernanhunter's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Vomit, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
konwalia's review against another edition
4.0
Dawno nie czytałam tak dobrego kryminału. Tak mnie wciągnął, że pochłonęłam go całego w dosłownie dwadzieścia cztery godziny. Cztery gwiazdki bo trochę nie rozumiem koncepcji tych rozdziałów gdzie były fragmenty książek głównego bohatera i ponieważ momentami ta książka była tak absurdalna, że zastanawiałam się czy to na pewno kryminał. Nie podobały mi się też za bardzo to jak dużo było w tej książce o seksie i uprzedmiotawiania kobiet, jednak rozumiem zamysł autora.
khairfield's review against another edition
5.0
This book rules - loved the commentary on books and the inclusion of the different excerpts. Too fun!
quynh23's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sacrificebyfire's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book in about 5.5 hours and quite enjoyed it. I do agree with another reviewer who said the book could have been "tighter," and the first half was much better than the second half, but it didn't manage to take away any of the book's fun or pleasure. I appreciated Gordon's insights on being a writer and being a reader, and I appreciated that he unabashedly and irreverently mocked most pop culture novels, not excepting the murder-mystery genre. All in all, a great first novel and I look forward to his next piece. Probably a 4.5 star...
katiecakes's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
graventy's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this because of this
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/magazine/big-in-japan.html?ref=lives&_r=1
I'm not entirely sure why Japan loves it, but I am going to try and find the movie version to watch.
A pulp fiction writer receives a letter from a serial killer, offering his life story. Then people start dying, following the killer's original pattern.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/magazine/big-in-japan.html?ref=lives&_r=1
I'm not entirely sure why Japan loves it, but I am going to try and find the movie version to watch.
A pulp fiction writer receives a letter from a serial killer, offering his life story. Then people start dying, following the killer's original pattern.