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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
I thought the setup here was interesting; it didn't quite have the payoff I was hoping for, just didn't quite stick the landing.
I hated this book. It’s quite possibly the worst book I’ve read this year. The main premise is so interesting and freaky but the insufferable main character with her (at best) half cocked politics really ruined the book.
Interesting story, great audiobook, but not into speculative fic right now
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Cannibalism
Moderate: Colonisation
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liked but didn't love this. The characters are somewhat compelling, the mystery is somewhat compelling, the pacing is okay, the ending isn't all that satisfying. It also does that lit fic thing where the author adds in some weird sexual encounter for shock value to prove it's a gritty literary book and I hate that. Just not something that's going to stick with me, though it is exploring interesting themes. It also seems incredibly implausible that so many people going to the Centre never question what's going on and just go along with it until our not especially interesting, curious, or bright main character comes along. For such an intriguing premise I don't think this does much that's very interesting at the end of the day.