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Device Free Weekend by Sean Doolittle

vanlaw's review

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  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

2 - wholly unforgettable. This wasn’t thrilling, it wasn’t even that intriguing.

There was no character development that made me actually interested in any of the Stillwater Seven. I wasn’t sad for the death, I wasn’t worried about any of them surviving, and I wasn’t excited at the end to see the main 2 get together. Everything was tied in a little bow at the end, but it wasn’t unsatisfying.

The trolley problem was described at length multiple times, and then summarized multiple other times, as if the audience was too dumb to understand one of the most used queries of philosophy. And then it all didn’t really matter in the end.

codygude's review

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mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

rwhit's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

4.5

calmcelebration9888's review

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Reminds me too much of Glass Onion. I even looked it up to make sure it wasn’t the same. I got to the part about kidnapping the board members and I just couldn’t continue. The story is too manufactured with a plot that literally will and could never happen. Even the group resembles Friends too much. The author even says that in the book. It should be funny, but it’s not. 

maridudek's review

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3.5

i absolutely loved the dialogue, but the plot fell short for me. lots of unanswered questions 

abbie1512's review

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

arthuravalos's review

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

2.25

elizabeth_girardy's review

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adventurous emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

hanc's review

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2.0

Somehow boring and overcomplicated at the same time. Also, I still don't understand the motive. 

jhaydel's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5