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The End of Everything by Megan Abbott

2 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.25

I read this over quite a while because we were on vacation, so it was in little pieces, but it felt like a super long 8-hour book. There was a whole lot of internal discussion with Lizzie, which is partly appropriate for the age, but it still felt like a little much. And then I didn't love that we
never get a totally clear idea of everything that happened pre and with the kidnapping. I guess that makes sense because a child wouldn't totally understand it or get all the info, but it wasn't my favorite as a reader.
Ms. Abbott likes making up her own words in more poetic prose, which I don't love, and in most of her books it feels like that happens way more in the beginning of the book when she has a lot of steam and then trails off later in the books. I thought the narrator did a really good job. 
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deshanejt's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Wow.

Definitely dark, and borders on disturbing and troubling... Yet, I couldn't put it down. 

I saw a review that said, "the thing I fear most, is being a teenage girl in a Megan Abbott novel..."
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