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The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

19 reviews

wyabook234's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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mementomoriiv's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.5

The Gone World is an excellent mixture of sci fi, mystery, and cosmic mindfuck. 

I was disappointed in the epilogue, but really impressed by the expansion of the story into a much wider breadth than just straightforward time travel.
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cozymishap's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kathrat's review against another edition

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

3.0

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pagingdrmudkip's review against another edition

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

3.5

True Detective meets Inception was how the book was pitched to me, and that was pretty correct. The pacing and writing quality was well done throughout. However, I found the ending to be rushed and extremely underwhelming. I believe I understand what the author was trying to convey in the epilogue, but it left a poor taste in my mouth after reading. I would still recommend the overall story due to the premise and imagery alone, but be prepared deal with a very divisive ending.
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sitazawa's review against another edition

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

3.5

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pcloeb's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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stvmln's review

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

4.0

An overwhelming rollercoaster of sadness, violence and time-travel. 
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snowhite197's review against another edition

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

3.25

I couldn’t connect with the main character at all for some reason. 
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rowiash's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book combines two of my great loves: crime procedurals and time travel. Tense, dark, and gory - not a good thing to read to wind down for bed! Good timing for  Halloween though. There were times where my enjoyment wavered, questioning if the author was going anywhere with a particular idea or just going for shock value, but my faith paid off the end!
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