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tybandz13's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
lisagray68's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
olivas512's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lynnsunfire's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
danny_wilde's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
kmizzzle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I watched Congo as a child and to this day think it is the scariest movie I've ever seen. I refuse to watch it. So I decided to read the book as a small way of facing my fears. While I don't remember much about the movie, the two were different (and I feel what mainly scared me in the movie wasn't as scary in the book). However, the book was enjoyable and would be great for anyone who likes science fiction.
sarah_collins's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
whattamess's review against another edition
3.0
I read this as a teenager. I don't remember the story. I do remember telling my parents the book was really good and giving it to them to read. I remember taking off later to go babysitting. When I got home late at night I was greeted with my dad saying, "She finished the book!" and my mom laughing.
Great memories.
Reading this book again I'm reminded why my mother read it so fast and I can't remember the story. There's a lot of skimmable content. And the footnotes! It's been so long since I've read something with so many footnotes. I remember footnotes being a thing way back when.
Other than the overload of information, I had a good time reading this. It's always interesting to see how much writing has changed in the last 40 years. Now let's see what else I can dig up!
Great memories.
Reading this book again I'm reminded why my mother read it so fast and I can't remember the story. There's a lot of skimmable content. And the footnotes! It's been so long since I've read something with so many footnotes. I remember footnotes being a thing way back when.
Other than the overload of information, I had a good time reading this. It's always interesting to see how much writing has changed in the last 40 years. Now let's see what else I can dig up!
msepulv2's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0