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The Witnesses are Gone by Joel Lane, Conrad Williams

allowvera's review against another edition

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1.0

Oh geez that was awful. This was not at all what I expected. It was pretentious, confusing, and if there was a point to it I have no idea what it was.

jordanrianne06's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

caitlin1066's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.0

vishalancyrus's review against another edition

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3.0

3.25⭐️ A mixture of David Cronenberg, David Lynch, and a touch of Gaspar Noè. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Definitely recommend for people who love “weird” stuff

aubreyxx's review against another edition

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

3.75

Beautiful prose. I read this book in one sitting. The author’s writing truly brought this disturbing world to light. However, I feel like the end was a bit anticlimactic compared to the bones of the story. I wish the more supernatural elements had been explored a bit more, rather than leaving the ending so open to interpretation. Overall, I enjoyed this novella. It was worth a quick read. 

zuly's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

abbiemeldrum's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

waclements7's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-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

1.0

Too clever to be understood. 

delanipiasecki's review against another edition

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1.5

so giving middle schooler discovers nihilism and french new wave and is really into like found footage Blair witch type horror films and comes up w this… but also it was kind of entertaining? 

nah_steck's review

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5