Reviews - Gideon the Ninth

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Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.27 AVERAGE

dr_anarcute's review against another edition

2.0

There are way too many characters with not enough world building. The banter between the two leads was the only thing that kept me going.

bookdrunkard78's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

moderenan's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny 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

isadorawonder's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chaoticfall's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zbrindley's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ibrummel's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark 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

It has been a while since I have had to look up so many new words as I read a book. I really enjoyed the narrative mystery without the plot taking hard turns that did not feel earned. The setting is also a lot of fun in how unique it is, I experienced quite a bit of whiplash between envisioning space age shuttles and ancient tombs that are both hallmarks of the world contained in this book.

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