Reviews with content warning for Violence - The Gone World

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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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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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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awilderm23's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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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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eliseiswright's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No

4.25

Probably the most original take on time travel I’ve read. It was a little hard to follow at points and had a lot of graphic violence but the pace never slowed down and I finished this in one sitting.

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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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