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julialozanoh's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Demasiado lento, hasta la página 400 la historia no me enganchaba nada. El final ha salvado un poco al libro.
elysehdez19's review against another edition
2.0
Doña Isabel Allende ahora entiendo porque Roberto Bolaño la llamó "Escribidora"
La novela comenzó muy bien, me atrapo al principio y tenia muchas ganas de saber más sobre el juego de Ripper, pero al parecer paso a segundo plano y todo se baso en hacer descripciones muy detalladas de todo lo que estaba aconteciendo.
Isabel Allende como escritora nunca ha sido de mis favoritas, y esta para ser su primera novela de crimen, no tiene nada de este.
La novela comenzó muy bien, me atrapo al principio y tenia muchas ganas de saber más sobre el juego de Ripper, pero al parecer paso a segundo plano y todo se baso en hacer descripciones muy detalladas de todo lo que estaba aconteciendo.
Isabel Allende como escritora nunca ha sido de mis favoritas, y esta para ser su primera novela de crimen, no tiene nada de este.
nemo_readss's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
3.0
Ummm..... no. I really didn't like this books. Don't get me wrong, I could see that it's well written. I read it as someone who likes mysteries, but was trying to read "better" writers, and thought that reading a "good writer writing mysteries" might the best place to start.
The problem is that this isn't a very good mystery. Sure we need descriptions of people, but we also need something like clues, and we don't get that at all. I defy anyone to work out who did it, or why, before the denouement, given what we were given.
The story itself, sees some young kids, play an online multiplayer role playing game, where they started investigating the British Jack the Ripper case. This morphs into an investigation of local murders in San Francisco at the start of the book. In short the book is potentially good, has a good premise, it's just the story isn't that...scary or thought provoking.
The problem is that this isn't a very good mystery. Sure we need descriptions of people, but we also need something like clues, and we don't get that at all. I defy anyone to work out who did it, or why, before the denouement, given what we were given.
The story itself, sees some young kids, play an online multiplayer role playing game, where they started investigating the British Jack the Ripper case. This morphs into an investigation of local murders in San Francisco at the start of the book. In short the book is potentially good, has a good premise, it's just the story isn't that...scary or thought provoking.
lissi_k's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the character- and worldbuilding immensely. The ending fell very flat to me though.
ciapet's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
jrmarr's review against another edition
3.0
This book has an improbable premise and is just a bit too pedestrian for me. I'm sad to say it, but I feel like this might be the last Allende book I read - there is none of the magic here of her earlier books. It gets 3 stars only because the pace picks up once the plot turns a corner, but it takes far too long to get there.
luciamf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75