Reviews

Le Gang de la clef à molette by Edward Abbey, Pierre Guillaumin

biolexicon's review against another edition

1.0

Even with a concept as exciting as vigilante eco-justice, I struggled to make it through this novel. The pace was excruciatingly slow, the characters were flat and the action was few and far between. Most of the book was made up of landscape descriptions and dry meandering thoughts of the isolated, predictable main character. I want to be irritated with the portrayal of women in the book and the dull sex scenes but every other character was just as one-dimensional as they were so it is excused. It is a wonder I made it through the book, I gave up at least twice.
Though, I will say that nature writing with rugged male protagonists is a genre that, in general, I don't care for.

hollipapa's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

baileygrinter's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

4.5

cgpc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

lily_t_h's review against another edition

too many words, too much sexism

vmwierz's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

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

3.75

samstern's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

5.0

katiekull's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This was a crazy journey with  crazier people!! I really enjoyed the writing style. It was fun, a little informal, but different than anything I’ve read recently. It also kind of felt like I was reading a painting or a map so I enjoyed the fact I knew the area a little (though not nearly as well as Seldom Seen). Lots of explosions and chase sequences to make this otherwise scenic read an action packed adventure. 

cody_reads_books's review against another edition

dark funny informative inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.0

ljdoebs's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

2.5