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Slade House by David Mitchell

17 reviews

karenschlesser's review against another edition

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epeolatrist's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Slade House is incredibly well written. However... there were a lot of things missing for me. The novel didn't exactly read like a novel and rather like five intertwined short stories. I felt like there was little character development, other than a small amount for Norah and Jonah at the end. Speaking of the end, I'm quite confused. It seemed a bit abrupt to me. I wish that I had gotten some background on Iris and how she came to be a so-called "astronaut." I did not dislike Slade House. It's a fast and interesting read. I was just left a little underwhelmed toward the end. It's not a book that I think I will pick up again in the future, unfortunately.

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zsometimesreads's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

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

3.75

an interesting story about a pair of twins possessing and consuming the soul of a child on drugs, an… eager… detective inspector, a delusional girl, the girl’s confused sister, and finally one of the twins perspective of trying to consume an horologist. probably should’ve researched the order to read david mitchell’s books cause apparently this ties into his other books but it’s too late now 🤷‍♀️

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mmefish's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

I liked the hopelessness and trickiness of the story but hated the info-dump and the conclusion.

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mxajlikesbooks's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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shesaidlividly's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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georgiakirkegard's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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z_thatsit's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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somanyjacks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

I read this without knowing anything about The Bone Clocks, which is set in the same universe apparently. As such, the ending came completely out of nowhere for me, which greatly dampened my enjoyment of the book overall. I read other reviews after the fact that said this book stands alone from The Bone Clocks, but I'm not sure I would agree.

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caspian's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

HOLY SHIT

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