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Play Dead by Harlan Coben

abi224's review

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

4.0

aniek11's review

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1.0

DNF. One dimensional characters, bad dialogue. Did not like. LOVE his other books, so happy that his writing improved so much in the years

kyrajg's review

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book is so stupid but it kept me on the edge of my seat. The plot makes no sense and is so ridiculous, but it was also bizarrely fun. If you like the movie Face/Off or old soap operas then this book is for you 

mshambley76's review

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3.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️

lori_loves_reading's review

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4.0

I’m a big fan of Harlan Coben! Loved the note to his readers at the beginning of the book. I’ve read all of the Myron Bolitar books so now I’m going to work my way through his stand alone books.

angeberlin's review

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2.0

Terrible. So sexist and too wordy. Granted he did have a disclaimer at the start of the book that this was one of his first unpublished novels with minimum redo. The story was still exciting and fast paced but also just too much. I’m sooo glad he has come along way with his more recent books. I recommend to read Coben, but definitely not this one. This book should be hidden from the light of day.

nereads's review against another edition

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5.0

I very much read [b:Play Dead|7809428|Play Dead|Harlan Coben|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OrcRPOU2L._SL75_.jpg|208371] with an open mind. I think if I hadn't always had a concious thought that this was written when he was twenty my review and opinion would be very different. It is quite obviously a [a:Harlan Coben|24689|Harlan Coben|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1205264211p2/24689.jpg] book without fail – could tell this just from reading the blurb to be honest – yet you can quite clearly tell how far he has come with his writing after reading this. With this in mind, I loved this book. it managed to be both light-hearted but deep at the same time.

creative_mimz12's review

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dark 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? No

2.0

Pretty much agree with what others commented, but also it's just such a strange premise. Kept my attention somehow and that's why it's not a one star.

bookswmoony's review against another edition

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

4.0

wrxtacy's review against another edition

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dark 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? No

2.0

CAWPILE score: 2.57 (18/70, Okay)
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