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akiapapaya's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t even have words for how amazing this book is
fedak's review against another edition
5.0
My first of McGuire’s extensive catalog and easily my favorite out of the 2020 Hugo nominees (And despite the Hugo nod, this was much more gothic horror than science fiction)
Reminded me a lot of vintage Stephen King (particularly in her writing of the child characters and her habit of throwing out foreshadowing asides at the end of chapters)
And it is always nice to see a time travel/parallel universe narrative that doesn't implode on itself.
My only (minor) gripe was that the two protagonists were supposed to separately be the literal embodiments of mathematical logic and verbal communication.
And the speech patterns of the two weren’t really as reflective of that as one would have expected- particularly the math genius.
Reminded me a lot of vintage Stephen King (particularly in her writing of the child characters and her habit of throwing out foreshadowing asides at the end of chapters)
And it is always nice to see a time travel/parallel universe narrative that doesn't implode on itself.
My only (minor) gripe was that the two protagonists were supposed to separately be the literal embodiments of mathematical logic and verbal communication.
And the speech patterns of the two weren’t really as reflective of that as one would have expected- particularly the math genius.
rachele's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.0
luminositylibrary's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kat_altman's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Not terribly memorable and a little slow at times. But a cool concept and an exciting climax!
katieannwicked's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0