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The Plot

Jean Hanff Korelitz

3.68 AVERAGE

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clownonthemoon's review

4.0
dark mysterious medium-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

A real page turner. I very much enjoyed reading this book. 3.5

katerino50's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny mysterious tense medium-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

Enjoyable, but, come on. The book is about a writer stealing a plot that has a twist no one sees coming. You will be able to spot the twist in the actual book a mile away.

bold move + girlboss moment

daniholstrom's review

3.0

2.5 stars for this one because I guessed every twist by page 150, and so finishing the rest just to make sure I was right felt tedious. Well-written at least, even if it did drag out something that could’ve been a short story. Also, how many times can one iterate a writer’s process and the mechanics of writing a novel and telling a story? The limit does not exist, apparently.

kargerrules's review

5.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sgaddy's review

3.25
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes