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Authority, by Jeff VanderMeer

ilsema's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

aislinn95's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

b1tchless_ho3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

tomedling's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

all of the flaws of the first book become very apparent in this one, this one sucked and i feel nothing towards all the characters.

effingunicorns's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

 Honestly, if I'd known I was going to be this engrossed, I would've skipped straight to the omnibus.

belovedacquaintance's review against another edition

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

3.25

esquared's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

gaven's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

gohawks's review against another edition

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2.0

Wow. This book really disappointed me. After reading the first one, I was certain this one would be a slam dunk. But it was quite different. Where the first one has a deserted island Lost/ The Ruins sort of feel, this is really a spy novel about the covert wing of the CIA investigating the haunted/alien/man-eating island. The writing itself certainly transcends the genre, but the plot feels overly bogged down and long. In the first book, we are constantly receiving new information about the mystery of the island. In this book, we seem to be given the same information over and over while the hero slowly spirals downward trying to decide who is on whose side. Not very compelling, and I speed read through the last few chapters. I'm not sure if I'll give the finale a look.

ninjatrombonist's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75