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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know why I did not read this book sooner.
I loved it, I would have probably been obsessed with this book had I read it as a kid.
A supposed mish-mash of people are invited to live in a luxury apartment, but it turns out they were not chosen at random. Each one was selected as part of a bigger plan.
This was a great little mystery book. I kept going back and forth trying to crack the clues.
I loved the diverse characters as each one brought something to the story.
Not quite as good as I remembered it. This time, as I already knew what the twist was, I had the luxury of evaluating whether or not the prose actually elucidates the information necessary for the reader to solve the mystery before the characters do (it functionally doesn't). The pacing is extremely odd, and does not lend itself to actual problem solving. Perhaps I'm expecting too much from this book targeted to children.
Also, the first time I read this, I suppose I was not yet sensitive to the optics of some of the specific and highly racialized tropes in this book, like the 28-year-old trophy wife from China who can't speak English and steals people's valuables, or the black judge who has a chip on her shoulder from being the child of servants, or the Greek family whose (dark) skin color is brought up numerous times.... what weird things to mention which add virtually nothing to the plot, except to suggest that each of these people has shameful secrets which are presented as equivalents to a white character literally bombing the building several times. Weird!
Also, the first time I read this, I suppose I was not yet sensitive to the optics of some of the specific and highly racialized tropes in this book, like the 28-year-old trophy wife from China who can't speak English and steals people's valuables, or the black judge who has a chip on her shoulder from being the child of servants, or the Greek family whose (dark) skin color is brought up numerous times.... what weird things to mention which add virtually nothing to the plot, except to suggest that each of these people has shameful secrets which are presented as equivalents to a white character literally bombing the building several times. Weird!
This book popped up recently, and I realized that although I loved it as a kid, I couldn’t remember anything about it except “plot twist” and “cardinal directions”. Nice to revisit, but did not strike the same chord as an adult.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
When I first started this and I was a only few chapters in I didn't think I was going to like it. I kept reading though and I'm glad I did. I became very intrigued as I kept getting further into the book. There were many revelations that I really enjoyed and the mystery was very fun!
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes