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claireak95's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I thought this was generally a fun time but a bit slow to get going. It was ruined a little bit for me later in the book due to mention of animal cruelty . Could have gone for anything else to explain the horribleness of that person and that's what he went with. There were a lot of characters floating around but I was able to keep up mostly with the main ones. I never totally understood why they sent this guy on the train, like what they expected to happen, but I guess things did happen so it worked out. (Some people sent this main character guy on the train to keep an eye on this not-nice fellow involved in horse racing.) Some cool things were the housebound old lady who he reported to and the murder mystery storyline with actors on the train. I don't feel great about horse racing so that wasn't a draw for me.
Moderate: Animal cruelty
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