Reviews - Julie Chan Is Dead

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Julie Chan Is Dead

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3.68 AVERAGE

elletomie's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brookes95's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

amber_nic's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

between_2worlds's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

nspar's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This quick read takes the darkest parts of our social media obsession to the most (il)logical extreme without moralizing. It’s fun and dark at the same time.

johnny92m's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Every time I thought I knew what this book was, it swerved me in the wildest ways possible.

The premise is an instant hook, and the escalations continue to ramp higher and higher throughout the novel until you reach the end. The writing is imaginative, vivid and haunting.

While I was initially put off by the ending (and by the bulk of irredeemable characters throughout the book), the more I think about it, that feels like the whole point. Julie, trading a literal cult for the cult of social media validation. It’s fascinating, as long as you unhitch your expectations and just hop into the ride.