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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
In places needlessly bleak, but cinematic in its scope and quality. Good upmarket crime fiction.
I recall there was only about one paragraph actually worth reading in the whole novel
challenging
reflective
slow-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
Just cleaning up as I never finished this book and don't seem to be going back anytime soon. Interesting story and world in the beginning, it just never grabbed me.
dark
sad
tense
slow-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
Reads like a solid movie. Some dragging moments but the narrative is split between characters and stays interesting. A fun one.
The way it was written I feel like I mistakenly read only half of it. Maybe I just didn't get it. But I feel the "shock" factor is all that compels a person to like this book, thinking it is some edgy dark piece of fiction when it's really just confusing and mostly boring.
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book. I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more if it took place entirely in Vietnam. I thought it really started to slow down in America, and I didn't care about any of the characters. Disjointed, and it didn't really seem to have any direction.