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txsyx's review against another edition
3.0
This took too long for me to read (surprisingly). Very fun, unique, but kinda confusing haha. Didn't know the point of the story beside... probably Jule doesn't know who is she so she kinda be everyone? That's cool tho
leastsquares's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
2.0
badger5815's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
aoife_taylors_version2413's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
a_strix_named_strix's review against another edition
3.0
The beginning was hard to follow, but it did begin to make sense. At the end, however, I was left with one main question: why? The story of this book has a beginning and and end, and we see neither.
wordsbetweenlines's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was another one with a lot going on. I don’t think audio was the way to do this one.
It felt like it had a lot of potential but it was such a mixed timeline that I kept getting lost between the timeframe, the lies and the actual story.
carolinebishop00's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship
trin's review against another edition
3.0
I'm so torn about this. I love Lockhart's prose. I love her snappy dialogue and the way she folds social commentary into her narratives. But this book isn't just inspired by [b:The Talented Mr. Ripley|2247142|The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)|Patricia Highsmith|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435426615s/2247142.jpg|1817520] (or, as Lockhart says in her author's note, "I cannot possibly name all my influences but particular debt goes to Patricia Highsmith for The Talented Mr. Ripley"): it's pretty much a modern day, genderfucked TTMR AU fanfic. Like, a lot -- a lot -- of characters and plot points match up: not just Tom and Dickie, but Dickie's parents, Dickie's unwilling to be spurned ex-lover, Dickie's overly suspicious other friend, Tom's potential love interest who he has to lose to win the game. There's even a canoe paddle.
So this was fun, but it hewed incredibly close to Highsmith without, I felt, giving me quite enough of a twist or a "take" to justify the similarities. And I'm all for lady versions of previously male narratives, but I think they should be a little more upfront that that's what they are.
So this was fun, but it hewed incredibly close to Highsmith without, I felt, giving me quite enough of a twist or a "take" to justify the similarities. And I'm all for lady versions of previously male narratives, but I think they should be a little more upfront that that's what they are.