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talmanesrex's review
medium-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
2.0
georgeklts's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
maggiekms's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
- 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
projectmemo's review
4.5
This was such a satirically hilarious book from the POV of one of the wittiest and charismatic characters I've read, and yet the story has quite a lot of heart, which rounds up the book perfectly.
strawberrie_jam's review
3.0
[3.5 stars]
Overall I really liked this! MMC was funny, clever and likeable. The plot was captivating and I had a good time trying to solve the various mysteries. However, my gripe with this book was that it felt like I was being set up to have no chance at predicting anything because we were never given all the information available. Much like my issues with Pierce Brown's Golden Son, MMC kept turning around and being like "luckily I had prepared for this" and a hidden army would leap out...like be for real... I really wish authors would stop doing this shit bc I want to feel like I'm on the same team as the protagonist and when they pull this bs it makes me feel left out :(( but anyways the tone and humour were great and on balance I had a good experience :)
Overall I really liked this! MMC was funny, clever and likeable. The plot was captivating and I had a good time trying to solve the various mysteries. However, my gripe with this book was that it felt like I was being set up to have no chance at predicting anything because we were never given all the information available. Much like my issues with Pierce Brown's Golden Son, MMC kept turning around and being like "luckily I had prepared for this" and a hidden army would leap out...like be for real... I really wish authors would stop doing this shit bc I want to feel like I'm on the same team as the protagonist and when they pull this bs it makes me feel left out :(( but anyways the tone and humour were great and on balance I had a good experience :)
joshbutchart's review
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.75
hedge9916's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
iubileum_'s review
2.0
I realize I have a bad habit of only realising things after others point them out.
The racism? The sexism? The blatant disregard for the systems that enable racism in the first place??? It’s,,, not fun. To say the least.
One extra star for having a somewhat enticing first 20 pages or so. I couldn’t get past 100.
The racism? The sexism? The blatant disregard for the systems that enable racism in the first place??? It’s,,, not fun. To say the least.
One extra star for having a somewhat enticing first 20 pages or so. I couldn’t get past 100.