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The Plot

Jean Hanff Korelitz

3.68 AVERAGE

leilani42's review

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

miapet's review

3.75

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elviebird's review against another edition

3.25

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dmillet's review

3.25

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bettenboujee's review against another edition

2.0

This is a story written by a woman but told by a man, and there's a couple of different stories within the story about women that are also told by men. This is kind of a fundamental problem that I have with the book, because it's always framed through a different lens. I don't know if the story could work with just women, but I definitely would have preferred it.

The book also hypes up the mysterious plot as being the greatest story ever, which it definitely isn't. I really think this could've worked for the basis, but doesn't hold up at all for a full novel. I just wasn't interested in any of the main characters and nothing invested me until the end.

scearceka's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm really late to the party on this one, but I think that may have been beneficial, as I didn't really have much to go on when I started reading. I rather enjoyed the book-within-a-book aspect, and though I figured out the twists earlier than I was likely meant to, it was still great to see how it was all revealed within the pages and what that ultimately meant for the characters and their story as a whole. Hopefully it won't take me four years before I finally get around to reading The Sequel!

4.5 stars

**I received a review copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving this review. All thoughts and comments contained within are my own.**