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The Glow by Alistair McDowall

ebunk's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just the most beautiful writing and story I’ve read in a long time 

ratb4g's review

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adventurous hopeful informative mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The academic essay at the end mentioning how the author appeared at this academics door with a bunch of questions was Chefs Kiss

ohclaire's review

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3.0

Hmmmm. Hmmmmm

will_gowling's review

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3.0

Not sure how much this play script worked for me. While I was entranced by the timey-wimey psychological weirdness of X and loved how in that story McDowell seemed determined to write something completely unstagable - it was so unbound by its form - here, I found myself wishing for something stronger to grasp onto, something that expanded beyond the basic concept of the story. Immortality, death, time, names, all good starting points, but I wanted more. 

banjo_bunny's review

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mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

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