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Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

laurenmyers's review against another edition

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Skimmed from page 30 to the end. Was horrendous

erikalyna's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

esemple's review against another edition

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

4.0

theorysloth's review against another edition

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

4.0

It’s pretty slow but worth it.

carliekw's review against another edition

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2.0

I liked the plot but thought the ending was unsatisfactory.

magpie8's review against another edition

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

4.25

Great listen. Makes ya think

beanpod's review against another edition

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3.0

There were moments so we’ll written I thought the book had taken a turn closer towards a 4 star, but then it would dive back into something trite or just too staged or pat. The beginning had me gritting my teeth. The characters and their set up are just horrible - cliches and use of things like sex in a way that just didn’t work. Those moments made me feel I was reading a first time published novelist who would only get better. Imagine my surprise that this was book two!
Unlike other readers, I didn’t think this went down a well worn path. As the author himself says, he used some tropes (knock at the door, unknown hazard/danger), but in great ways.

thealexarachelle's review against another edition

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4.0

Woo what a place to be mentally

kait_reisch's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

3.0

noahnewland's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0