Reviews

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

cassiecollins's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.5

This was one of those books I just didn't fully vibe with. I guess the only way I could describe it is...discordant? That's the main word that comes to mind. It's a little out there, but I wouldn't say it's hard to follow even when things get a little hand-wavey with regard to explanations. Yet, I was left scratching my head at the reasonings of some of the narrative/character choices. I think that may just be a byproduct of cramming so much world-building and character development and epic scope in less than 400 pages. Overall just not my taste.

kyliecorrin13's review

5.0

actual insanity till the very end oml

ink_and_fury's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.25

rivzy's review

4.0

4/4.5, endlessly confusing and I had no idea what was going on a lot of the time and kept having to reread things but also I totally loved it. Definitely unlike anything I’ve ever read.

beckypf's review against another edition

4.0

I absolutely loved this book until the last 20 percent or so. It was very confusing and it diminished my love. The plot is interesting, although sometimes hard to follow. However, I loved the characters and how you learned things through the eyes of outside characters.
There were a lot of things that I felt as though the author rushed through and I felt as though the ending was just unnecessary. After a certain point it should have been wrapped up but it just kept going.

aelis's review against another edition

mysterious

4.0

literatureish_liz's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

hokunani_sorci's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

linslibrary's review

3.5

i had a fun time reading this but it is definitely the weirdest book i have ever read, don’t even think i could describe it to you if i tried 

physical 

erossetti's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Truly could not put this one down. It felt like the grown up, smarter version of my favorite books growing up- already wish i could read it for the first time again, and i finished it five minutes ago