Reviews

The Ruins by Scott Smith

sofiam19's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

krestik's review against another edition

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challenging sad fast-paced

4.0

ghostbirds's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

bbboeken's review

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3.0

Goed en niet goed. Een beetje dunnetjes in het begin, maar het werd al gauw een boek dat ik niet gemakkelijk liet liggen --ook al omdat het heel vlot leest.

(Heb vandaag al meteen zijn eerste boek ook gekocht zie.)

blind_lawyer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Creepy. Lots of good body horror. Reminded me a lot of Annihilation. 

ashley_marie's review against another edition

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The formatting was super weird and the plot reminded me of a horror movie that was released in recent years. I just couldn't get into this one.

chemi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

sarahnquigley's review

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These are four of the most unsympathetic characters I've ever read, and they deserve whatever is coming to them for their bad decision-making.

nai777's review against another edition

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

3.0

laura_vee's review against another edition

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

4.0