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jewelj's review against another edition
5.0
The more I think about this book, the more heartbreaking it gets.
"You never think you'll be in a situation like this. Being
watched, stalked, held captive, alone. You hear about these
things. You read about them from time to time. You feel sick about the possibility that someone would be capable of inflicting this kind of terror on another human. What's wrong with people? Why do people do these things? Why do people end up in in these these situations? The possibility of evil shocks you. But you aren't the target, so it's okay. You forget about it. You move on. It's not happening to you. It happened to someone else."
"You never think you'll be in a situation like this. Being
watched, stalked, held captive, alone. You hear about these
things. You read about them from time to time. You feel sick about the possibility that someone would be capable of inflicting this kind of terror on another human. What's wrong with people? Why do people do these things? Why do people end up in in these these situations? The possibility of evil shocks you. But you aren't the target, so it's okay. You forget about it. You move on. It's not happening to you. It happened to someone else."
peyviz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I am a little confused on how I feel about this book. I enjoyed the book until the end. it was confusing and I'm pretty sure I know what it was getting at but I can't be 100% sure. it felt a little like too much of a switch up for me at the end.
rrileey's review against another edition
3.0
I wish there was more than 5 stars because it would be easier to give this a 6/10 than 3/5.
It was good. I didn’t feel the need to sit there and finish it in one sitting like people has said in reviews.
Was unsettling at times. I made a mistake of googling something and seeing there was mental health issues involved, so the entire time I was expecting something and I was right. For the most part.
Anyways a good enough read!!
It was good. I didn’t feel the need to sit there and finish it in one sitting like people has said in reviews.
Was unsettling at times. I made a mistake of googling something and seeing there was mental health issues involved, so the entire time I was expecting something and I was right. For the most part.
Anyways a good enough read!!
bmeh13's review against another edition
3.0
probably a 2.5, not that scary and the ending was lame but it's short and snappy enough that I don't feel like I completely wasted my time
rbenkert's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
shylaja_vijendren's review against another edition
5.0
*If you're looking for mind fuckery and and self reflection on life this ones for you*
this an attempt to make my mind cohesive and this is just me rambling.
first of all WTF??
second of all..... felt like a personal slap or punch...…..now my nose is bleeding.
This book made uncomfortable from the start and hella suspicious cause who in the right mind would have talked about aging and death and dark matter to a two week old girlfriend??
When I said it felt like a personal slap I said it cause I have a lot of problems with day dreaming and creating scenarios where I would incorporate things that I see, people who I have crush on and my aspirations which change constantly... and sometimes I don't take work pressures/ environment well and end up fleeing from the that place which caused me anxiety...much like Jake when he left the lab job cause of the environment.
at first the story was suspicious but at the end it made me feel sad, and felt a heartache which I completely resonate with, and that I completed it at the night didn't help in my sleep.
this story depicts living in solitude can be dangerous. its hauntingly true. sometimes I fear this could happen to me and I pray to god it never does...
I read as a book with words and not as a audio book so the words in the book made me insanely uncomfortable, at times I didn't want to continue but want to continue does that make any sense ?
mad props Mr. Reid.
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PS: the daydreaming and fiction scenarios often I imagine are me as a second character people I'm with describe me....shit Mr. Reid you read my mind ??
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this an attempt to make my mind cohesive and this is just me rambling.
first of all WTF??
second of all..... felt like a personal slap or punch...…..now my nose is bleeding.
This book made uncomfortable from the start and hella suspicious cause who in the right mind would have talked about aging and death and dark matter to a two week old girlfriend??
When I said it felt like a personal slap I said it cause I have a lot of problems with day dreaming and creating scenarios where I would incorporate things that I see, people who I have crush on and my aspirations which change constantly... and sometimes I don't take work pressures/ environment well and end up fleeing from the that place which caused me anxiety...much like Jake when he left the lab job cause of the environment.
at first the story was suspicious but at the end it made me feel sad, and felt a heartache which I completely resonate with, and that I completed it at the night didn't help in my sleep.
this story depicts living in solitude can be dangerous. its hauntingly true. sometimes I fear this could happen to me and I pray to god it never does...
I read as a book with words and not as a audio book so the words in the book made me insanely uncomfortable, at times I didn't want to continue but want to continue does that make any sense ?
mad props Mr. Reid.
.
.
PS: the daydreaming and fiction scenarios often I imagine are me as a second character people I'm with describe me....shit Mr. Reid you read my mind ??
kateships's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.75
I think I enjoyed this. Honestly I don’t know how to feel about it. Like, it pulled me in and I loved how the whole time you were trying to figure out how it all ties together, there was an overarching sense of eeriness that you couldn’t totally place, but also it’s a mindfuck. The end got confusing but then you finish it and realize the big picture and it all makes sense.
I do not regret the hours spent on this one but it’s not what I expected somehow.
I do not regret the hours spent on this one but it’s not what I expected somehow.
madisenmc's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
readwithtre's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5