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innae's review
4.0
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would, as it is a detective story, and usually, I get bored :-)
I did find some interesting parellels with Lost, though I don't know if I would consider them clues, perhaps when it all ends, and everything is tied up (hope hope hope) it will make sense. I have added a few of my thoughts below, highlight to read so I don't ruin it if you haven't watched the season 4 finale yet.
John Locke was a philosopher? Hmmmmmmm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke
***unrelated to Bad Twin, but interesting for those of us who don't know our philosophers...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham
Seems even Locke's alias was a philosopher. Hmmmmmmmm
Cliff Widmore (and family) are the main focus throughout Bad Twin, how does Charles Widmore fit in???
The detective makes many observations about the various Islands...even the places that aren't islands (Helios) are compared to such.
And they talk of purgatory, and redemption. Could it truly be that the island IS purgatory? I have heard that rumor. again with the hmmmmmmmm
I did find some interesting parellels with Lost, though I don't know if I would consider them clues, perhaps when it all ends, and everything is tied up (hope hope hope) it will make sense. I have added a few of my thoughts below, highlight to read so I don't ruin it if you haven't watched the season 4 finale yet.
John Locke was a philosopher? Hmmmmmmm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke
***unrelated to Bad Twin, but interesting for those of us who don't know our philosophers...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham
Seems even Locke's alias was a philosopher. Hmmmmmmmm
Cliff Widmore (and family) are the main focus throughout Bad Twin, how does Charles Widmore fit in???
The detective makes many observations about the various Islands...even the places that aren't islands (Helios) are compared to such.
And they talk of purgatory, and redemption. Could it truly be that the island IS purgatory? I have heard that rumor. again with the hmmmmmmmm
librarybrooke's review
mysterious
slow-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
3.0
halfpastsix's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I knew it was gonna be so bad that it'd make me want to throw this book into a fire... but still, it was really bad.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Death
justwalsh's review
4.0
I was surprised that I couldn't put it down.
It was entertaining for what it was and a relatively easy read.
It was entertaining for what it was and a relatively easy read.
wrestleacademic's review
1.0
What did I learn from this? That some people deserve to get sucked into jet turbines.
manwithanagenda's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-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
1.25
This book started off as a promising homage to the noir genre with perhaps some pleasing Easter eggs for the 'Lost' TV show, but it quickly went downhill and got a little pathetic.
I gave up. We re-watched the show some time ago (I've come around to that ending, still not great - but at least its an ending) and I thought I'd pick up the tie-in novels. 'Bad Twin' is a book-within-the-show as opposed to the usual book-about-the-show or novelized version of a never-produced script. I would have preferred either of those to this...blatant money-grab. I feel sorry for the people who bought this in hardcover under the expectation of revelations about the show.
This sat on my bedside table for months and then for weeks more while I thought about going for a few more chapters. Did not finish, but I may check out the three actual tie-in novels, which are at least honest about their content.
I gave up. We re-watched the show some time ago (I've come around to that ending, still not great - but at least its an ending) and I thought I'd pick up the tie-in novels. 'Bad Twin' is a book-within-the-show as opposed to the usual book-about-the-show or novelized version of a never-produced script. I would have preferred either of those to this...blatant money-grab. I feel sorry for the people who bought this in hardcover under the expectation of revelations about the show.
This sat on my bedside table for months and then for weeks more while I thought about going for a few more chapters. Did not finish, but I may check out the three actual tie-in novels, which are at least honest about their content.
spookybarn's review
2.0
I learned that you should not buy marketing materials packaged as books, no matter how much you like the show they are marketing. That said, it wasn't awful.
runa's review
4.0
Alright, so it starts off interestingly enough, albeit kind of slowly. Gets better, mystery, mystery, travel, whoo-hoo. I was highly intrigued by the idea that Zander was the good twin and Cliff the bad one. I really thought that would play out more than it did. But then again, I thought lots of things would play out more than they did, for example, Sky. Oh well. Moving beyond that, you have the detective story. I think that was the biggest mistake the writer could make. You don't say, "oh, here's the best mystery book plotline EVER" and then use it yourself. That hurts you, it really does. Not only are you saying that your story has the best plotline, you're also being idiotically predictable. Lots of people die, it's messed up, Manny tosses around some great quotes [loved him!], and we finally find Zander. Back home, Cliff's been killed, so everyone rushes back for the most rushed, convoluted, and random solution ever.
The plot then, pretty much was horrible. I have to give some credit to the writing though, which I thought in many places was fabulous. I just wish it had more tie-ins with the show and wasn't quite as horribly rushed. [nice cameos by Mittlewerk and Alvar, though!]
The plot then, pretty much was horrible. I have to give some credit to the writing though, which I thought in many places was fabulous. I just wish it had more tie-ins with the show and wasn't quite as horribly rushed. [nice cameos by Mittlewerk and Alvar, though!]
saresse's review
3.0
Ok, but shed no light on Lost, unless I'm totally dense (a distinct possibility).