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leastsquares's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
2.0
badger5815's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
aoife_taylors_version2413's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
a_strix_named_strix's review against another edition
3.0
The beginning was hard to follow, but it did begin to make sense. At the end, however, I was left with one main question: why? The story of this book has a beginning and and end, and we see neither.
wordsbetweenlines's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was another one with a lot going on. I don’t think audio was the way to do this one.
It felt like it had a lot of potential but it was such a mixed timeline that I kept getting lost between the timeframe, the lies and the actual story.
carolinebishop00's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship
trin's review against another edition
3.0
I'm so torn about this. I love Lockhart's prose. I love her snappy dialogue and the way she folds social commentary into her narratives. But this book isn't just inspired by [b:The Talented Mr. Ripley|2247142|The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)|Patricia Highsmith|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435426615s/2247142.jpg|1817520] (or, as Lockhart says in her author's note, "I cannot possibly name all my influences but particular debt goes to Patricia Highsmith for The Talented Mr. Ripley"): it's pretty much a modern day, genderfucked TTMR AU fanfic. Like, a lot -- a lot -- of characters and plot points match up: not just Tom and Dickie, but Dickie's parents, Dickie's unwilling to be spurned ex-lover, Dickie's overly suspicious other friend, Tom's potential love interest who he has to lose to win the game. There's even a canoe paddle.
So this was fun, but it hewed incredibly close to Highsmith without, I felt, giving me quite enough of a twist or a "take" to justify the similarities. And I'm all for lady versions of previously male narratives, but I think they should be a little more upfront that that's what they are.
So this was fun, but it hewed incredibly close to Highsmith without, I felt, giving me quite enough of a twist or a "take" to justify the similarities. And I'm all for lady versions of previously male narratives, but I think they should be a little more upfront that that's what they are.