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Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

4.07 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Genuinamente bem escrito com uma narrativa e um destino incríveis, um acumular de tensão até ao grande final.

The plot honestly moved a little slow, but I was intrigued by the messy relationship/family dynamics and this kept me entertained. The first chapter & multiple POVs really added to the story.

I like how complicated things got in the end, but the last chapter was kinda meh. The author could’ve done more with a final conclusion after everything that happened imo.

A good read though!

4.5
Great dialog and small-town Stephen King vibes.
dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Obviously by the time it took me to finish this book I wasn't entirely into it. Things started out fine but I ended up not really caring or following what was going on about halfway through. The writing was pretty solid. I just was not into the story or the characters.