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a_beautiful_soup's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
books_with_lauren's review against another edition
4.0
Read my review here: http://laurencaton.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/the-little-stranger-review/
nyctheaterreader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
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? It's complicated
3.0
emmaruth13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
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
hjf95's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
arelina's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Really tough read, but once I got into it there was a nice almost rhythm to it.
It felt like almost nothing happened for the first half of the book but second half & last act were good.
I think the writing style is really wordy(?), which I’m not used to but I do think I liked it.
It felt like almost nothing happened for the first half of the book but second half & last act were good.
I think the writing style is really wordy(?), which I’m not used to but I do think I liked it.
annisa_anggiana's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
geenyas's review against another edition
3.0
Not your modern over-hyped ghost story. Slow-moving, and to be honest, many readers will find the payoff at the end unworthy of the effort. Still, well-written, evocative and subtly complex, it suited me okay for a bedside book.
klara1204's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
paganhill's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
A haunted house book? The Little Strangers plays with the notion of is it poltergeists, mental illness, or the change of era. It does all unremarkably but is written fine and in an interesting time period. The main character becomes unlikable in the second half of the book while the ones he interacts with mostly are the more fascinating and likable characters.
Over all an average story that just ends. The mystery is never very engaging. Perhaps because the main character won’t engage with it in an interesting way.
Over all an average story that just ends. The mystery is never very engaging. Perhaps because the main character won’t engage with it in an interesting way.