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Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

4.11 AVERAGE

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hkbryer's review

4.0
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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lenymarie's review

3.0
challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I gave this five because it REALLY made me think.

honkusponkus's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The tension slowly builds as the stakes increase with each passing page. YOU find yourself wanting to scream at the main character to run whilst simultaneously understanding why she hasn't. 

It shows you how totalitarianism can take hold. You find yourself making comparisons to Ukraine, Poland and current goings on in the US. You can see how society can sleep walk into it. Whilst it also being so blindingly obvious that it is happening. But how do you stop it? 

It's harrowing to sit and think about the what-ifs. It's heartbreaking and thought provoking to read. 

This is such an atmospheric book. 

dominic's review

4.5
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

konstanze_reiger's review

3.75
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A