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The Sleepless by Victor Manibo

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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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vulgarboy's review

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was... definitely interesting! Not my usual flavor of book, but I can't say I didn't enjoy it. Slow in some parts, some complicated inner workings someone with a larger brain than mine would most likely devour. Jamie sucks, I won't lie! He tries his very best then makes some bad choices, which I LOVE to see!! A lot of the characters felt so human and real, and I was surprised how much representation there was (I see you, NB character!!). I didn't find the ending super satisfying, but it was more of a critique of the world of capitalism and consumerism. This takes place about twenty years in the future, and the development in the world felt believable (and a tad depressing, heho)

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toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

Interesting premise but the writing was a bit clunky for me and the story dragged. Didn't feel like there was much point to the story.

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ollie_again's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

They say that if you’re Sleepless, you can think of the future in one of two ways: tomorrow never comes, or, tomorrow’s always today. Either way, there are no tomorrows.

A very interesting concept of a book, part mystery, hints of dystopia, a thriller towards the end and social commentary through all of it. The way capitalism shapes the world we live in, whether we know it or not. We never have enough time now, but looking at Jamie, would we really be done and satiated if we had all the time possible? With The Sleepless not taking breaks gains a new meaning all together. I truly appreciated the commentary on all of those things.

I don't read much thriller in general and I think I would prefer for it to be just the literary sci-fi focusing on the self/reflection, but the mystery in the heart of this book has its charm. For one it gives the story the sinister undercurrent throughout which fit the overall tone of the book. There are some twists and turns and while I wouldn't say it's exactly a whiplash for the reader I think they are pretty good. For a debut novel I'm actually pretty impressed and I will be looking for another book Victor Manibo comes out with.

I listened to an audiobook and while I'm not exactly an audiobook connoisseur, I enjoyed the narration by Joel de la Fuente, just enough voice acting without doing too much.

Thanks to RB Media for providing me an audiobook through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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