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abookdork's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
aiuia_'s review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
hrtortoise's review against another edition
Just had trouble getting into the writing/voice...
cpeatsbooks's review against another edition
3.5
Liked the way the story was laid out through time but the framing narrative was very stupid- all of the Bernard stuff felt unnecessary (sorry Bernard).
chloezhg's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
madisonrhoff's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
If you’re really looking for a new murder mystery who-dunnit where you cannot predict the ending at all, this is the book for you. Dare I say, this may be my favorite murder mystery ever…? Although I didn’t find the main character, Macaire, very likeable that was outweighed by all the other characters and insertion of the author in the story. Such a unique read with great storytelling and had me guessing until literally the last page.
lilylanie's review against another edition
3.0
I'm giving this 3 1/2 stars, and would have given it 4 if it hadn't been for the interminable middle section. The last third of the book was fantastic and the first third was quite good too, but the middle bit just got much, much too deep into everyone's backstory and into the business of running a bank, which I just didn't care about at all.
I don't know if the publisher, Bernard, represented a real person in the real author's life, but that's the only excuse I can think of for including the character because he didn't add anything to the story, even though our fictional author brought him up again and again. Removing all mention of Bernard would have been a good way to reduce the length of the book somewhat, so I have to imagine that he remained for some sentimental reason rather than to further the story.
The audiobook ran 16 hours, and I can't think of any way to justify that length. Had it been carved down to half as long, it would've been twice as good and I would no doubt be looking forward to reading more by this author, but as it is I don't think I'll pursue that.
I don't know if the publisher, Bernard, represented a real person in the real author's life, but that's the only excuse I can think of for including the character because he didn't add anything to the story, even though our fictional author brought him up again and again. Removing all mention of Bernard would have been a good way to reduce the length of the book somewhat, so I have to imagine that he remained for some sentimental reason rather than to further the story.
The audiobook ran 16 hours, and I can't think of any way to justify that length. Had it been carved down to half as long, it would've been twice as good and I would no doubt be looking forward to reading more by this author, but as it is I don't think I'll pursue that.
siabooks343's review against another edition
3.0
Sinceramente me esperaba más, mucho más.
La historia esta bien, y los personajes también.
Lo que no me convence es el desarrollo y evolución de la trama. En un mismo capitulo vives 3 historias diferentes aunque no muy bien "conectadas"en 3 épocas diferentes a la vez. Esto hace que cuando ya estas metido en la historia de lleno, de pronto te corta y tienes que meterte en la otra y así sucesivamente. Te descoloca bastante. Y sobretodo lo que no me gustó nada es q te cuele su historia con su editor de cualquier manera que no viene al caso. En mi opinión podía haberle hecho una biografía a parte.
La historia esta bien, y los personajes también.
Lo que no me convence es el desarrollo y evolución de la trama. En un mismo capitulo vives 3 historias diferentes aunque no muy bien "conectadas"en 3 épocas diferentes a la vez. Esto hace que cuando ya estas metido en la historia de lleno, de pronto te corta y tienes que meterte en la otra y así sucesivamente. Te descoloca bastante. Y sobretodo lo que no me gustó nada es q te cuele su historia con su editor de cualquier manera que no viene al caso. En mi opinión podía haberle hecho una biografía a parte.