68 reviews for:

Observatory Mansions: A Novel

Edward Carey

3.86 AVERAGE

evelott3's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious sad medium-paced

viananting's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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the book ever 

swordsandthings's review against another edition

2.0

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DNF’d a little over halfway through. It is a book that I can see incels loving.

themodvictorian's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gaga2203's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Weirdly brilliant 

capt_ahab's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sopapillaqueen's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lionessramping's review against another edition

3.0

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Weird and wonderful but also surpasses "slow" and falls into "tedious" about halfway through.

ufos101's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pinyaras's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes