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Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin

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aoife_thomas's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

aimeefranks's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

2.75

annareadsmysteries's review against another edition

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4.0

A good solid 3.5
It's by no means a bad book, it serves good old-fashioned nostalgia filled British-Summer Holiday.
If anyone is going into this hoping for a thrilling murder mystery... it ain't. It's mostly a solid, well-built thriller, playing with the reader's mind. But it is still nice for what it is and would definitely recommend it as a Summer Vacation read.

Without venturing into spoiler territory, the ending pumps it up to a 3.5, but that rating is not an option on goodreads...

mondom's review

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So slow and unbearable to read.

chloe_cumberland's review

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Just some old time women being hysterical about a mysterious relative - not much happens until the last 40 pages

tysuckz's review

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3.5

Just a pleasant read really. It wasn’t too dramatic until the end; the last 40 pages or so it really steps up. Aside from that it was just pleasant to read about their wacky little holiday. I did enjoy the plot though, and I like the way it was executed. I feel as though it matched the style of writing.

Speaking of writing, I saw a lot of reviews saying they didn’t like the old timey English, but I quite enjoyed it. I feel as though it gives more feeling to a book but i suppose not everyone would think that!

I probably wouldn’t recommend it to someone off the top of my head, but if someone mentioned liking a similar theme of book I would definitely recommend! I can see why not everyone would like it though. It’s definitely unique.