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We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

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louisegraveyard's review against another edition

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dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

spacebeyonce's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I enjoyed this story but I wasn't a fan of all the microaggressions when it came to black music genres and black artists. But it was still good! Grady Hendrix's books are always fun to read, so I enjoyed the journey regardless.

almondlatte's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

simranpahwa's review

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fast-paced

4.75

Read this in one sitting. SO good!!! I listened to the audiobook while reading and it made the experience much better. Loved it! It was slightly too conspiracy for me but overall enjoyable. Especially if you’re into music!

everyotherpageorso's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

iridescentjemz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn’t think I was going to enjoy this at first and thought I’d ending up DNFing but I stuck with it and did end up enjoying it.

I love all the references and nostalgia and it was funny as well as gross at times.

I had a feeling Hellstock would end up like Woodstock 99 before Woodstock was mentioned but I didn’t realise how close it would follow some of the real events, down to the poor planning, lax security, fires and SA.

It was a fun story overall but I think you’d need to get the references to fully enjoy it but I’m a casual metal enjoyer so maybe you don’t have to be a full on metalhead. Maybe don’t tell Mr Hendrix a Nu Metal fan (as a chick too) as Nu Metal does get a bit of a roasting. Also please tell me Rob Anthony is a reference to Robert Plant? Or am I thinking too much? It’s a bit of a big coincidence otherwise.

The audiobook is great. Carol Monda does a fab job with the characters and their personalities shone through in her performance.