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Every Dead Thing by John Connolly

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apricotdaisies's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

ssummar's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

capercaillie's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

it was...fine in a very over the top pulpy way.

It irritated me to find several instances of real things (like referencing a real bog body) that had the actual facts completely changed into fiction. Why not just make up a new bog body rather than completely falsifying the location and details of a real one while presenting it as fact? A minor gripe, but for a book and author that seems to take pains to include lots of literary and academic references, it annoyed me.

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3.0

3.5 stars. This is a grisly, gritty crime novel that enjoyed quite a bit. The writing was good, I liked the main character and the different settings where the story took place. I did think that the plot became convoluted and that the pacing was off. Both of these things made the story lose momentum for me at times.

Overall, I recommend this book to people who like crime novels and don't mind reading gruesome details of murders. I plan to continue on with the Charlie Parker series.