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Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica

princessjj14's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.0

jessmoon96's review against another edition

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

3.5

mercys_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

shae_bentley's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

beckykreads's review against another edition

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mysterious 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? No

2.0

pam2375's review against another edition

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4.0

Another great mystery with a lot of twists and turns.

thaiteconta's review against another edition

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Meus sentimentos por esse livro meio que caem em algum lugar no meio. Não fiquei desapontada, mas também não fiquei totalmente impressionada. A forma como a autora escolheu contar a história, com dois enredos muito diferentes e duas vozes distintas, abriu caminho para um final muito bom. Um que me fez gostar um pouco mais da história.

O que mais me incomodou foi minha falta de conexão com a escrita da autora. Eu nunca me perdi em suas palavras ou no enredo. Achei excessivamente detalhado e o uso de palavras dela me fez sentir como se ela tivesse um dicionário de sinônimos à mão. Atrapalhou a história para mim de certa forma. Algumas partes eu achei lentas, mas por outro lado havia algumas coisas que eu pensei que eram meio inteligentes. Como eu disse, presa no meio.

Infelizmente, não houve suspense algum e muito pouca sensação de perigo para os personagens. Além disso, não ajudou que os personagens, Quinn e Alex, cujas perspectivas foram usadas para contar a história, não fossem pessoas com quem eu me importasse ou com quem me relacionasse, mesmo que minimamente.

Eu não desgostava deles exatamente; não havia nada ali em que se agarrar, nada atraente ou mesmo interessante. Para um livro que passou tanto tempo na cabeça dos dois personagens que contam a história, esperava que seus pensamentos fossem pelo menos envolventes, mas não foi o caso. Quinn saiu incompetente, ingênua e simplesmente burra, enquanto Alex também era ingênuo, mas estranhamente observador e obsessivo.

Eu gostei deste livro? Com certeza. Este foi o melhor livro que já li? Definitivamente não. Vou continuar a ler seus livros? Provavelmente. Eu queria que este livro fosse incrível, mas não era para ser. Todas as críticas de cinco estrelas são completamente absurdas para mim.

brittmarie35's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

book_concierge's review against another edition

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2.0

Digital audiobook performed by Kate Rudd
2.5**

Quinn is a bad roommate; she’s frequently late with her share of the rent, she doesn’t respect her roommate’s privacy, and she’s messy and disorganized. But when her roommate Esther disappears out of the fire escape of their Chicago apartment, Quinn is certain something very wrong has happened. She investigates (- okay, snoops), and what she finds shocks and puzzles her. Meanwhile, in a small town some 70 miles away, in Michigan’s Harbor Country, Alex notices a strange woman in the diner where he works and quickly develops a major crush on her.

Kubica uses these two narrators, telling seemingly different stories in alternating chapters. In this way the reader gets clues that Alex and Quinn (who don’t interact) do not have. Additionally, Kubica occasionally includes the text of a “letter” (or is it a diary entry), supposedly written by Esther. I’m assuming Kubica felt this technique would build tension and suspense, but it didn’t quite work for me.

I think part of the problem is that both Alex and Quinn are somewhat broken people, with difficult pasts (and presents). This makes them unreliable narrators, especially Quinn. I didn’t really care about them, and I didn’t get a good sense about the missing Esther, other than Quinn’s repeated “Esther would never do that!”

The two stories finally intersect in the last few chapters, and the tension increases. The final reveal is both cliched and strains credulity. And that last sentence is just plain lame.

Kate Rudd does a fine job performing the audio. She’s a talented voice artist, and it’s too back she didn’t have better material to work with.