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marla_arguelles's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
mhelenroberts's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bethanieawp's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
galaxy_creeper's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
m3l89's review against another edition
3.0
Another enjoyable, readable book from Darren Shan. I struggled a little with this one as it didn't seem as structured as other novels of Shan's, I think Larten wandering around aimlessly didn't help this so sometimes I got the impression this was a filler book where not a lot happened.
I thought it was interesting that you're never sure exactly how much time has passed, making time as irrelevant for the reader as it is for Larten himself. The only indicator of a time period I received was a very clever meeting with Bram Stoker.
I thought it was interesting that you're never sure exactly how much time has passed, making time as irrelevant for the reader as it is for Larten himself. The only indicator of a time period I received was a very clever meeting with Bram Stoker.
panic_at_the_bookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
It reads very fast and it's hard to put this book down. I remember how fantastic it was to read this book as a child and it was incredible to reread it.
prettydemonboy's review against another edition
4.0
Larten continues to be a favorite character of mine, and Shan captures his wandering and his lack of direction and purpose very well because throughout the entire book I kept waiting for something to happen and really, until the very end, nothing did. Larten spent his time just existing and it was really weird to read a book in which that happens, but I'm eager to get to the next book and see how Larten's journey continues. I really want to know how he ends up with the Cirque by the time Darren comes around.