Reviews

The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry

amdeigloria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

katygolden's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

alana_rr's review

2.0

Em teoria, esse livro era pra ser muito bom. A história segue a protagonista Maddie, que é assassinada 22 vezes por um cara amargurado que foi rejeitado por ela, então ele viaja entre várias linhas do tempo pra achar uma versão dela que vai amar ele. Quando ele é rejeitado, ele mata ela.


Pensa num filme com uma temática foda mas com um diretor bosta, um script meia boca e um elenco nada carismático ou que te puxe pra dentro da história. É esse livro. E o final é o final mais 'meh' que já vi.

Ah, o que contribuiu com a nota meia boca foi o fato de que eu sou muito fã de Sci-Fi e quando encontro um livro que não trabalha nem o mínimo do mínimo essa parte, isso me incomoda muito.

katsherms's review against another edition

4.0

Light on the scifi, high on the horrifying details. Definitely a slasher thriller more than a sci-fi mystery. Interesting concept that doesn't always work plot hole wise with very thinly developed characters. The concept is interesting! I really liked the ending, and especially loved the cats. 3.5 rounded up.

booktrovertjen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rachelw28's review against another edition

5.0

What happens when you have to track murders across multiple universes? You have a damn good time! (Well, not that good for Madison May).

What an ingenious idea! I couldn’t stop reading/ thinking about this book. Love murder mysteries, love the multiverse, love weird random connections of strangers so The 22 Murders of Madison May was 100% up my alley.

emmahabich's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

christy_david's review against another edition

3.0

started off so strong and then got repetitive - also female characters were v one dimensional

docpacey's review against another edition

4.0

A nice taut multiverse thriller very much in the vein of Claire North's best work. I very much enjoyed this page turner, but was constantly thinking of other things to do with the premise.

Q: 4
E: 5
I: 3

qxe + I = 23

butcept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5