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Death Is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury

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amandatacklestbr's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

dolores_lola's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

stphfrmn's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

gosh Ray can truly write. This is a book for lovers of darkness and prose, not for realists. The way he writes Venice is so vivid, I felt like I was really there on those piers.
You can’t think too much about things making sense though. Just go for the ride.
The characters are all so intriguing. Constance Rattigan is a legend.

jniklaus's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

jennswan's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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pbraue13's review against another edition

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3.0

An easy and often funny read from Bradbury, he's such a fun and inventive read. This is his ode to noir and detective fiction in the realm of James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler, with a self-insert character that is totally Bradbury himself. Lots of fun, but felt it was a little too short. Luckily there are two other books in the series.