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Think of a Number by John Verdon

romyyyyyy's review

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5.0

So unexpected and so good. You don’t understand anything until it all comes together at the end. The plot twists are mind blowing and the book is very fast paced. I would very recommend

kduffy's review

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4.0

Great book from this first time novelist. Good mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end.

beastreader's review

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1.0

I tried to read this book back when it was released but could not find the interest to want to read the book, so I put it down and walked away from it. It was only because I am attempting to go through my to be read pile of books that have been sitting there a long time that I picked up this book again. I started from the beginning again as it was so long ago. The prologue was good. It had my attention. The next couple of chapters were ok but because they are short in length I was able to get through them pretty quickly. It was apparent quickly that I was not wrong in putting down this book the first time. There was what I thought to be a lot of useless chatter. I flipped ahead skipping chapters just to see when the story picked up. It was not after about 2 to 3 more times of doing this that I finally found the story to pick up but I did not continue reading the book. Not impressed.

deedralapray's review

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3.0

I haven't read an adult book in a long time...I really enjoyed this one. This was a very "smart" book, but I actually figured it out fairly early.

angeladobre's review

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4.0

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endless30's review against another edition

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4.0

pretty decent first novel

dawndee70's review

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

4.0

The author uses an extensive variety of vocabulary without coming across as pretentious. Very entertaining. The sexualization of the female characters was a bit off putting at times as well as unnecessary. 

claudiamalmeida's review

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4.0

Loved it, such a twist, love the way the author writes. It really leaves you wondering about the odds and probabilty

webjoram's review against another edition

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2.0

Tenía muchos interés por leer esta novela, sobretodo por la premisa de la que parte la historia "...un asesino que puede leer la mente te acecha..." sin embargo me he llevado un chasco importante.

Para empezar el primer tercio de la novela se centra en describirnos con infinidad de detalles la vida del protagonista, Dave Gurney y su esposa en un intento de darle profundidad al personaje pero lo que realmente consigue es hacerte desesperar y plantearte seriamente abandonar la lectura.

Pasada esa travesía del desierto comienza realmente la acción y nos encontramos lo que realmente estamos buscando en este tipo de novelas: un crimen, un asesinato y numerosas pistas que intentamos desentrañar antes de que el autor nos cuente quien es el asesino. Esta parte de la novela esta bastante bien y hasta cierto punto te reconcilia con ella y te hace olvidar el comienzo, pero parece que el autor no había quedado totalmente a gusto con el principio y conforme se acerca el final vuelve a acentuar la "descripción psicológica" del protagonista olvidándose de dotar de más interés la investigación policial y la búsqueda del asesino.

Como consecuencia de todo esto nos encontramos con un final previsible, donde el asesino es fácilmente identificable por cualquier lector atento, que nos deja con la sensación de haber perdido el tiempo.

Si estáis buscando una novela de asesinatos para evadiros no es una lectura recomendable.

hskrkelle's review

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3.0

This book kept my interest, but the ending was too cheesy for my taste and the constant angst of the main character was somewhat tiring.