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sierra3's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
aubreymccabe's review against another edition
5.0
If I could pick one book to reread for the first time, it would be this one. In fact I took a classics class this semester to hopefully get a similar effect
sammyisobsessed24's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I love well-done unreliable narrators, and Richard Papen is one of the best I've ever come across. This story gets a lot of hype and it deserves ever bit of it and more. The story is wildly fascinating. The first line reeled me right in, as it has so many since it first debuted: The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation." My heart is broken in the best of ways.
mlynch323's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
barath_6023's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Quite a slow progression of plot, interspersed with some immersive and interesting parts. I almost missed my bus because of this book, but I don't think the book is worth missing a bus. Just almost.
ncat999's review against another edition
5.0
One of my very very favorites, and this may show my unsophisticated taste in literature since it's not a nice classic novel, or very high-brow. But it's gripping and haunting, and I've read it three times. If you ask, I'll try to explain why I think it's so great.
bethyk's review against another edition
4.0
4.7. the one and only adjective i have to describe this book is excellent (excellently written, excellently paced) - probably the first real page-turner i’ve read in a while. it didn’t feel like 500 pages. i get the hype.
after some rumination, i’ve realized i have ONE substantial nitpick: where is julian?? whoever wrote the back cover blurb had me misguided… “under the influence of their charismatic classics professor…”…
maybe the point is that we don’t really see this charisma/hear about what happens in his classes in great detail? idk. i’d have liked to, though. i think the last 50 or so pages would’ve made more sense had i had an understanding of julian’s impact on everyone (henry in particular)
after some rumination, i’ve realized i have ONE substantial nitpick: where is julian?? whoever wrote the back cover blurb had me misguided… “under the influence of their charismatic classics professor…”…
maybe the point is that we don’t really see this charisma/hear about what happens in his classes in great detail? idk. i’d have liked to, though. i think the last 50 or so pages would’ve made more sense had i had an understanding of julian’s impact on everyone (henry in particular)