bookswithlee's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
naimfrewat's review against another edition
1.0
The Literature Express... express literature.
The writer had the perfect opportunity to profuce an interesting, even intriguing work. 100 writers touring Europe by rail.
He could've written about the writer characters, their writing, their ideas... He could've written about the stations, the train itself, the city-stops, the landscape... He could've written about euh... literature itself, he could've crafted an alternative Orient Express murder...
Instead he write a teen novel, with some humorous one-liners which quickly -as they rested on stereotypes- ran dry...
The ending was botched; I wonder if our writer has ever heard of "show don't tell"
My edition is not the one featured on goodreads; the Goodreads version sells for 90 GEL, around 30USD. Imagine paying that amount for this book... My edition had plenty of typos. Sad...
The writer had the perfect opportunity to profuce an interesting, even intriguing work. 100 writers touring Europe by rail.
He could've written about the writer characters, their writing, their ideas... He could've written about the stations, the train itself, the city-stops, the landscape... He could've written about euh... literature itself, he could've crafted an alternative Orient Express murder...
Instead he write a teen novel, with some humorous one-liners which quickly -as they rested on stereotypes- ran dry...
The ending was botched; I wonder if our writer has ever heard of "show don't tell"
My edition is not the one featured on goodreads; the Goodreads version sells for 90 GEL, around 30USD. Imagine paying that amount for this book... My edition had plenty of typos. Sad...
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