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theninth's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
2.5
amandanerd's review against another edition
2.0
Would not recommend. Started out seemingly interesting but devolved quickly into an unoriginal (the man in the high castle was written 50 years ago), overly detailed (not in a good way) story. Why are all the main characters from the USA, specifically Washington, D.C.? Why was an awkward unnecessary love story added? Just no.
chondritesandchondrites's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
hominid's review against another edition
3.0
The first in a series, but has a concrete ending.
This book is like a 3.5.
My first book by A.G. Riddle, it's pretty good. Full of big ideas, good plot twists, solid interpersonal scenes, characters with discernable texture. But the infodumps - they're without parallel. At one point, two characters literally and later, another character . This covered 10s of pages.
I'll probably give book 2 a chance, though I'm probably not going to go back and try out earlier books by the author.
This book is like a 3.5.
My first book by A.G. Riddle, it's pretty good. Full of big ideas, good plot twists, solid interpersonal scenes, characters with discernable texture. But the infodumps - they're without parallel. At one point, two characters literally
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read half a century of world history from a museum displaySpoiler
reads the national history book to fill in the section that had been missing in the museumI'll probably give book 2 a chance, though I'm probably not going to go back and try out earlier books by the author.
rynbrnlsglzr's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is a multi-genre novel that encompasses sci-fi, historical fiction, mystery, and thriller. If you like multiverse and timey-wimey stuff…this is for you!
It’s very fast paced for most of the book, there’s a section that gets a little slow, but stick with it.
This is told from multiple points of view and sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the dialogue.
It’s very fast paced for most of the book, there’s a section that gets a little slow, but stick with it.
This is told from multiple points of view and sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the dialogue.
fi293's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.5
taigahime's review against another edition
Way too technical and theoretical. Not interesting at all
jaeru33's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Honestly, I enjoy A.G. Riddle books, but this one fell a little flat to me.
amyjaned's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75