bibliotherapy_bookshelf's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
Clever and unique. Lots of twists and turns to keep up with
ultragems's review against another edition
I forced myself to get to 65% before I had to give up and now I feel like a weight has been lifted.
I only persevered because it was one of my suggestions for book club.
Cool concept, cool name and a cool cover but that's it .
There was no stakes, the characters were skeletal in development and I just couldn't care less. The writing was unnecessarily descriptive.
This nearly me into a reading slump.
I only persevered because it was one of my suggestions for book club.
Cool concept, cool name and a cool cover but that's it .
There was no stakes, the characters were skeletal in development and I just couldn't care less. The writing was unnecessarily descriptive.
This nearly me into a reading slump.
rebekistan's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
daepyonimst's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Death of parent and Suicide
sbauer2894's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
leasummer's review against another edition
2.0
I should have DNF’d it but I was listening to it at work and it was monotone enough that I pretty much zoned out.
It was a fun premise and the reviews are stellar but it was not what I expected and it really changes so many times throughout the book on what it was - a manual, diaries, just following the characters and back to a manual - it seems to be it was a failed concept.
There was also zero investment in the characters. It was a lot of being told what’s happening around them. It felt like a very masculine book the way it was written. It was weird. I didn’t like the book but I finished it so 2 stars.
It was a fun premise and the reviews are stellar but it was not what I expected and it really changes so many times throughout the book on what it was - a manual, diaries, just following the characters and back to a manual - it seems to be it was a failed concept.
There was also zero investment in the characters. It was a lot of being told what’s happening around them. It felt like a very masculine book the way it was written. It was weird. I didn’t like the book but I finished it so 2 stars.
readwithmack's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.5
stephasaurous's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0