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The Guest by Emma Cline

31 reviews

amandakathleen's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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laura_sotillos's review against another edition

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dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I’ve really really enjoyed all of Emma Cline’s other books - I’ve read all of them up to date and I’m a person who rarely repeats authors (something about feeling like then I would be missing out on so many other voices… but anyway).
However this book was not for me. I think the character is very well defined and in the middle (about 150 pages in until more or less the end) I really enjoyed it. Even though I did not like Alex, the protagonist (who likes someone so adept at lying?), I was rooting for her at the end. But it took really long to get me interested (I persevered out of stubbornness) at the beginning and I found the ending deeply underwhelming.
Everyone has their own taste, but I would recommend starting with one of her previous books if it’s the first time you are reading Cline! Hope you enjoy whichever one you pick!

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cholliworth's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5


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knels813's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5


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lay_kone's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

2.0


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raphynette's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Decisions. Decisions. All of them wrong. 

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economydreams's review against another edition

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

4.0


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david_brent's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is missing two important things, IMO:
 
 
1. We never find out any detail regarding Alex' history with Dom. What did she do? How much money does she owe him? What exactly is their relationship? All the vague hints seem to set up a big reveal... which never happens.

2. A decent ending. We're left hanging, as if there's going to be a sequel. I don't think there's going to be a sequel.

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nomonbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

 The more I think about this book the more I viscerally dislike it. It was intellectually vacant. It was basic and prefunctory. There was a totally unnecessary plot point with SA of an under 18 year old. The POV was so so white woman it was hard to engage with. The MC was an awful person who did bad stuff and made bad choices; which sometimes I’m on board with but give me a reason. I wish I’d never picked it up. 

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wormgirl'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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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