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doppy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Suicide, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Blood
mylittleplanet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence
erinreadswhat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
12dejamoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I will say there wasn't much in the way of resolution. It probably deserves closer to 3 or 3.5 stars because of this, but I remain overly forgiving of flaws so I'll leave it at 4. I do think you get a lot of build-up, and a general creepy atmosphere for a slightly unsatisfying ending. You never really get an explanation for anything, and whilst some things were better (in my opinion) left unexplained (for instance, the identity of Andres Corelli), there could have been more in the way of just wrapping things up and letting the reader know the intention behind things.
There were also a lot of creepy and/or mysterious details which served to build the atmosphere, but which did not actually contribute to the plot and were not brought up again. A good example of this is the scene near the beginning in the brothel, which is never mentioned nor thought of again. The only reason I even remember that it happened is because of a review on the back by the Mail on Sunday which states that this book contains 'great sex' to which I say, did you even read past that scene where they kissed and then it faded to black, or did you just assume that that promised 'great sex' to come and added it to the review? This is irrelevant to the book, but I just had to put that thought somewhere.
I do like the whole idea of the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books' and I'd be intrigued to read some other books in this series to get more of it. This whole book feels like, as well as a creepy mystery, an ode to books and those who love them, and that is really wonderful to read.
All in all, I don't know why I liked this book so much but I did.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking, Police brutality, Murder, and Cancer
Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Confinement
kirbyblue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, and Sexual assault
malloryfitz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Car accident
flamingxgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness