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revvyrouser's review against another edition
dark
tense
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
2.75
erikbergstrom's review against another edition
2.0
The Shining Girls you say... must not be any of the girls that I'VE dated!!! Lol.
Who are The Shining Girls?
For real... can someone answer that please? I never really got a good indication from this novel that's titled The Shining Girls for pete's sake.
I will commend author Lauren Beukes for her level of research and the attempts at keeping historical anomalies to a minimum. However, for basic things like character, plot, setting... you know, the stuff they teach storywriters in like 5th grade... it's just too minimal.
As indicated above, I have NO idea who these Shining Girls are, why they shine, what the shining means, why this guy has to kill them because they shine, nunavit! And about that killer... it's bad enough when writers give you access to them (outside of Thomas Harris) but this killer is very weak even by my low standards.
The time-jumping... I guess it was necessary to the story, so why wasn't it done more carefully? So much confuse! Too much perspective hopping. What was happening when and where and to whom with which objects... Never got my dum head around it.
I'm sad this story flopped. The premise was very intriguing to me, and author Lauren Beukes seems like a capable enough writer to have handled it. The people she listed in her 5 page acknowledgments section must've really let her down.
Who are The Shining Girls?
For real... can someone answer that please? I never really got a good indication from this novel that's titled The Shining Girls for pete's sake.
I will commend author Lauren Beukes for her level of research and the attempts at keeping historical anomalies to a minimum. However, for basic things like character, plot, setting... you know, the stuff they teach storywriters in like 5th grade... it's just too minimal.
As indicated above, I have NO idea who these Shining Girls are, why they shine, what the shining means, why this guy has to kill them because they shine, nunavit! And about that killer... it's bad enough when writers give you access to them (outside of Thomas Harris) but this killer is very weak even by my low standards.
The time-jumping... I guess it was necessary to the story, so why wasn't it done more carefully? So much confuse! Too much perspective hopping. What was happening when and where and to whom with which objects... Never got my dum head around it.
I'm sad this story flopped. The premise was very intriguing to me, and author Lauren Beukes seems like a capable enough writer to have handled it. The people she listed in her 5 page acknowledgments section must've really let her down.
jstrahan's review against another edition
4.0
Really neatly told time travel thriller, really compelling all the way through, and uses its premise to explore the people of the 20th century well.
dwango's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
caoimhemia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism
pbandjane_library's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
heytiger's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No