Reviews

Never Was by H. Gareth Gavin

fruitysaz's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

form is so crucial here. i loved the way it slowly got more extreme, whilst still being communicative and effective. at times, it became both tiresome and thrilling to read (you know the section i mean), until right at the end, when the language and form combine to be the most familiar thing we've seen for the entire novel, and yet the most alienating. i'll definitely be coming back to this one. 

abibabibook's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

clapton_pond's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

2.25

hollypratt's review

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

fornostalgicpurposes's review

3.75

Feel like I need to re-read this one some day. For now I'll just let it sink in. It's definitely a slow-paced and slow read, but worth the journey.

matteot's review

mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

braddersmith's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

entvapparat's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

leotorre's review

4.0

brilliant story brilliant writing brilliant hybrid forms. could have done with just a smidge more of editing.

supitslois's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0