Reviews

Cain's Jawbone by Torquemada, E. Powys Mathers

ymadeleine's review

challenging mysterious

4.0

lynwho's review

this is simply so it stops being in my currently reading, this is a puzzle book and i just wanted to mark a start date

robyntothetee's review

I really wanted to give this book a shot. The premise sounds really fun and challenging. But it was just a struggle to even understand the who and what on each single page, let alone putting them all together to make a complete story. I just didn't want to spend the time to figure it out. 

jiyoung's review against another edition

3.0

Intrigued by the premise and picked up on a whim. This is a 100-page murder mystery whose pages have been printed deliberately out of order. The reader’s task is to find the correct order of pages, as well as name the murderers and their victims. In my first read through I’ve only sussed out that there are multiple first-person narrators, including killers. There are also more murders mentioned in the book than the six murders you’re supposed to solve. I only managed to link two pairs of pages and that is it. I see how this could take people months of Charlie Day conspiracy walling to solve.

itsmariska's review against another edition

4.0

Well this was something.
I enjoyed the experience but it also most definitely fried my brain

livvykins's review against another edition

my toxic trait is thinking i can solve this

morguebooks's review

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

3.0

thomasreede's review

2.0

I mean... I read every page?...

Did I solve the mystery? Not even close

The book made me feel incredibly smart and incredibly stupid and lost all at the same time, which is honestly quite an impressive feat.

I obviously could've read it wayyyyy faster than taking 6 months to finish it but I wanted to solve it damnit! :(

unski_'s review

adventurous challenging mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

maria_g's review

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.75