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The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

shayfiction's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

tine1789's review against another edition

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4.0

Ik was bijna de hele eerste helft aan het twijfelen of ik zou stoppen met lezen (het hoofdpersonage kan een stukje wauwelen hoor), maar eenmaal in de tweede helft zat er een heleboel meer vaart in en las ik het boek snel uit.
Ik zou dit boek niet aan iedereen aanraden - het is soms wat filosofisch en vaak nogal disturbing. Met dat laatste kon ik meestal nog wel leven (ik heb ondertussen al wat horror-achtige toestanden gelezen), maar er waren een paar zinnen waarbij ik mijn ogen moest sluiten en even luidop "nee" moest zeggen voordat ik verder kon gaan
Spoilerzoals die keer dat Jake zich voorstelde dat seks hebben met Talullah voelde als seks hebben met een zus (die hij overigens niet heeft, goddank) - NEE NEE NEE denk dat aub nooit meer
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Toch heb ik, als ik het in zijn geheel bekijk, een vrij prettige leeservaring gehad, dus rond ik de sterren genereus naar boven af.

Hier nog wat quotes om af te sluiten:
We houden van het leven omdat dat het enige is wat er is.

God bestaat niet en dat is Zijn enige gebod.

Ik heb eens een keer gelezen dat je als kind huilt om de wreedheid van mensen en als volwassene om hun aardigheid.

npshafer's review against another edition

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

1.0

jhammie's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It surprised me in many ways, and was quite predictable in others, but I didn't mind that so much. Without getting too heady, it was a solidly entertaining read.

ventivantae's review against another edition

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1.0

honestly this book was a mess of rambling purple prose i cannot believe i wasted my time on it

susanw's review against another edition

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4.0

Really more of a 3.5 star. The story didn't really get going until the second half. But I'm intrigued enough that I will definitely read the next in the series.

geldauran's review against another edition

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1.0

It's not the gratuitous sex or violence that makes me dislike this books so much. Because I've read a lot of books with both, and it doesn't particularly bother me.

This book is so poorly paced. The book wastes chapter after chapter with nothing happening. He went from this place to this other place and had sex with someone. He went over there and then he killed some people. He meets this one girl and then they have sex for 30+ pages while rehashing a lot of the information we already know. The protagonist will sometimes interrupt a battle or sex scene to eloquently recall some scene from his past or describe something else entirely for several paragraphs between punches. It's a bit of an exhausting read because you're settling in for a 300+page book with only 100 pages of actual story.

The writing in this book drives me absolutely insane, and I can't finish it.

moogen's review against another edition

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2.0


I'm delighted that werewolves have great sex and reassured that they angst over their monthly kills. But this werewolf spent so much time screwing and naval gazing that he forgot about advancing the plot.

An interesting take on the genre but not a great read.

chadconnecticut's review against another edition

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1.0

Insufferable. Didn’t finish.

deservingporcupine's review against another edition

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3.0

The first half of this book was just plain awful -- Around page 151, when I was just about to give it up, it became more like the book I wanted it to be, and I enjoyed it until the end.