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The White Road by Sarah Lotz

5 reviews

mlewis's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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kyra_joy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really really loved this read! I think the narrators did an amazing job especially Sam, I highly recommend the audiobook. 

The plot was  dark and I think really captured the horrors that can come from hobbies like caving and mountain climbing, as well as feeling very accurate in terms of what living with trauma can be like. The descriptions really helped with the feeling of the cave and mountain without being overbearing.

All the characters were written well even when unlikable they felt very really, and I really felt for them. And the main character Simon really goes through it and changes quite a lot of the course of the story. 

Was a very enjoyable read from beginning to end! 
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trippyotter's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Hmm... I was kind of expecting more.  

The White Road is an intriguing story of adventure gone wrong and mental illness. 

Though several of the characters seem to be "haunted", is truly paranormal or a manifestation of their personal traumas? 

I had just finished reading Ararat a few days ago and was immediately interested in this when it was recommended. But the summary is a bit misleading as Simon doesn't capture anything on film other than the creepy environment of a cavern and his narrow escape and his last testimony on Everest. 

If anything, this is more a psychological "horror" and would not recommend it to anyone who has/had PTSD, amputation (due to frostbite), childhood trauma (death of parent), or a near death experience. 

 I'm hesitant to use the word "horror," but it's probably the closest subgerne this would fall under as I can safely say it's not an action, adventure, or thriller. 
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eleanormair's review

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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horizonous's review against another edition

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

1.5

The only redeeming part was the first one that takes place in the Cwm Pot caves the rest was boring, quite repetitive, and towards the end really annoying especially because I loathed every single character and couldn't care less what happened to them. This book also could have been resolved halfway through if the main character earnestly seeked out help from a therapist.
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