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melifly's review against another edition
2.0
this book... where do i even begin... it was SO underwhelming. i went into it without knowing basically anything about the plot.
up to the first two thirds(?) of the novel my rating would've been 1 star.
i could not connect with the characters on an emotional level at all; plus i felt a general dislike for them. and for instance i found quite absurd and very unrealistic the characterisation of Nola herself, like when she first met Harry.... why.... would a fifteen year old girl even behave like that with a stranger that's +twice her age.
in my opinion women overall were poorly written by the author.
it was disturbing and infuriating how Marcus didn't even question the morality of Harry and his "story" with a fifteen year old.
very repetitive on various levels. i only kept reading because i hate not finishing what i start.
up to the first two thirds(?) of the novel my rating would've been 1 star.
i could not connect with the characters on an emotional level at all; plus i felt a general dislike for them. and for instance i found quite absurd and very unrealistic the characterisation of Nola herself, like when she first met Harry.... why.... would a fifteen year old girl even behave like that with a stranger that's +twice her age.
in my opinion women overall were poorly written by the author.
it was disturbing and infuriating how Marcus didn't even question the morality of Harry and his "story" with a fifteen year old.
very repetitive on various levels. i only kept reading because i hate not finishing what i start.
camilaruru's review against another edition
4.0
4.25 ★ omg. que libro tan increíble, me mantuvo súper enganchada desde el primer capítulo y ya no lo pude soltar.
Creo que mi único problema con el libro fue los diálogos entre Nola y Harry, si de por si la relación entre estos dos es algo que no me gustaba por obvias razones, a parte los ponen a hablar de una manera bien tonta, como que no me creo que realmente es algo que alguien diga, y en general el hecho de que se hayan enamorado no me cuadra por lo xs que eran las pláticas entre ambos.
En general me gustó y lo recomiendo mucho, me hizo pasar un muy buen rato :)
Creo que mi único problema con el libro fue los diálogos entre Nola y Harry, si de por si la relación entre estos dos es algo que no me gustaba por obvias razones, a parte los ponen a hablar de una manera bien tonta, como que no me creo que realmente es algo que alguien diga, y en general el hecho de que se hayan enamorado no me cuadra por lo xs que eran las pláticas entre ambos.
En general me gustó y lo recomiendo mucho, me hizo pasar un muy buen rato :)
keurimjanee's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
3.5
megtako's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
nikolettefries's review against another edition
2.0
This was hard. Hard to finish, hard to digest, hard to process. I was entertained of course, but the pain I felt at every dialogue oh my god. Nobody talks like that, first of all and every single character was all over the place every single time they showed up. I was shocked of course at one point, because if you have like seven sub plots at one point you have to reveal what’s going on but oh lord, this changed direction almost five times. I was exhausted at one point. I mainly dislike big books exactly because of this; they think they have to fit some word quota and need to fill the narrative with unnecessary turns and twist that might give a bit of shock but the reader could easily live without. It was laughable to say the least. I had like a 10% left of the book and I was highly considering to just stop reading it without knowing what actually happened because it was just too much of nothing at one point.
Wow, that’s exactly how I feel about this book. It felt like a bunch of nothing going on for most of the time and it was just too much for me. I do enjoy regular books, where mundane things happen and I’m just there joining them on their silly lives but this felt like it was never getting somewhere. Also, can we stop using mental health issues as a “wild card” to turn a boring narrative into something big all of a sudden? It’s getting really tiring. I assure you there are other ways to make a good plot twist. Anyways, this is a hard 2.5 for me. Giving up on big books as I should for a while again now.
Also!!! It was so disgusting the way they tried to normalize that narrative about “never seeing someone talk about love like that” and that “they really loved each other, it was very passionate” SIDE EYE!!!!
Wow, that’s exactly how I feel about this book. It felt like a bunch of nothing going on for most of the time and it was just too much for me. I do enjoy regular books, where mundane things happen and I’m just there joining them on their silly lives but this felt like it was never getting somewhere. Also, can we stop using mental health issues as a “wild card” to turn a boring narrative into something big all of a sudden? It’s getting really tiring. I assure you there are other ways to make a good plot twist. Anyways, this is a hard 2.5 for me. Giving up on big books as I should for a while again now.
Also!!! It was so disgusting the way they tried to normalize that narrative about “never seeing someone talk about love like that” and that “they really loved each other, it was very passionate” SIDE EYE!!!!
skatieee's review against another edition
5.0
Un libro increíble, los últimos cuatro capítulos te tienen a la expectativa de todo y cambian de rumbos por completo, a decir verdad llegue a odiar a todos los personajes un poco de a ratos pero luego siempre hubo, no una justificación, si no una historia del personaje.
Te quiero mucho Nola<3
Te quiero mucho Nola<3
martinaruffov's review against another edition
5.0
joël dicker es maravilloso. este libro se ha convertido sin duda en uno de mis favoritos.
la ejecución de toda la trama, los plot twist, la forma en la que te converse de una verdad para dos paginas después tirarte a la basura todo lo que creó: MA RA VI LLO SO.
el desarrollo de personaje es excepcional y cada uno de ellos es tan complejo y sentido que funciona perfectamente. marcus es un protagonista y nadador de lo más original, interesante y acertado.
voy a pensar en este libro por semanaaaaas
la ejecución de toda la trama, los plot twist, la forma en la que te converse de una verdad para dos paginas después tirarte a la basura todo lo que creó: MA RA VI LLO SO.
el desarrollo de personaje es excepcional y cada uno de ellos es tan complejo y sentido que funciona perfectamente. marcus es un protagonista y nadador de lo más original, interesante y acertado.
voy a pensar en este libro por semanaaaaas
kikihaar's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
skrz's review against another edition
3.0
Flojea hacia la mitad y le sobran 300 páginas, 100 de ellas en las que se repite constantemente hasta la arcada "oh, mi querida Nola, N-O-L-A, cuánto te amo, Nola mi amor", otras 100 de hacerte sospechar de todo el elenco de personajes para luego desembocar en el vacío, y las últimas 100 de autofelaciones entre escritores.
Aun así, me ha parecido entretenido y el final me ha dejado buen sabor de boca.
Aun así, me ha parecido entretenido y el final me ha dejado buen sabor de boca.