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hgraham98's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
amyapple's review against another edition
1.0
So much hype but it didn’t work for me. I wanted to love this book so much as my book groups have certainly said it’s amazing … but i just didn’t think so.
The end of the world vibes are strong from the get go and you meet a small bunch of one dimensional characters with crappy dialogue that makes me question if they’re adults or just kids.
The horrible pacing jumps around and plot is almost stagnant at points while we read about torture, sexual abuse, and body horrors or name a few - but written in such a way that it almost seems like a non event. I mean, Carolyn gets raped and she’s worrying about her bookcase or something.
The premise seemed interesting albeit weird and bizarre. I love dark fantasy and am no stranger to horror but the writer couldn’t give me the vibes and so I found that we have terribly written bit of prose that was trying really hard to be artsy. Maybe a different writer with the same ideas might have been a better deal.
The end of the world vibes are strong from the get go and you meet a small bunch of one dimensional characters with crappy dialogue that makes me question if they’re adults or just kids.
The horrible pacing jumps around and plot is almost stagnant at points while we read about torture, sexual abuse, and body horrors or name a few - but written in such a way that it almost seems like a non event. I mean, Carolyn gets raped and she’s worrying about her bookcase or something.
The premise seemed interesting albeit weird and bizarre. I love dark fantasy and am no stranger to horror but the writer couldn’t give me the vibes and so I found that we have terribly written bit of prose that was trying really hard to be artsy. Maybe a different writer with the same ideas might have been a better deal.
lobotomized_lemon's review against another edition
5.0
After finishing this book I feel like I have the same brain capacity of a worm compared to Carolyn
aminor23's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
gregm's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
camilaruru's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 ★ Este es el tipo de libro que si alguien te preguntara sobre qué trató no sabrías que decir, fue un libro increíblemente raro, pero RARO raro. Yo solo quiero saber que se fumó el autor cuando escribió esto, porque algo se fumó yo estoy segura. No sé pero lo disfruté muchísimo aun cuando no entendía absolutamente nada lol, me encantó!
naomytation's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sfanner's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75