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Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

kzyeyaz's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars — underwhelming. id prob enjoy it more if it was a tv show

steffi_x's review against another edition

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5.0

Normally I don't like gorey details. But I soon became kind of numb to them. I really liked the approach they took on how to tell the story (through interviews). Overall liked the book alot.

trstn's review against another edition

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2.75

Book club!

elleo1718's review against another edition

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3.5

It was pretty good. It's not really "scary" like jump scare it's like people are crazy and this could be real life one day kinda scary. It's esentially about a natural disaster happening and what people do to survive being stuck in a place. The book is told in interviewed stories from survivors. I haven't read/ listened to a book like that yet so I enjoyed it being different and new to me. And I really enjoyed the audio version. Both narrators were great. I just didn't like how the author referred to "big girls" as he puts it. At first I thought it was just one character being a dick but then it kept happening with other characters in different chapters. It wasn't like the worse I ever heard, it was like " what was her name, Sadie or Sarah idk I always get big girls names mixed up" idk why this stuck with me and gave me the ick but I just didn't have tolerance for it.  Otherwise not a bad read. Just wasn't as effed up or tense or gripping as I was hoping. 

nervesofscared's review against another edition

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

3.0


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kgood03's review against another edition

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

4.5

jordynjohnson's review against another edition

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

3.5

I liked this book but I wasn’t blown away by it. The premise was really cool but it didn’t grip me super strongly. Was still an interesting read. 

nicogeonico's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense

4.0

jo01_man's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

bnjgill's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

5.0