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alisonoreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-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
2.0
Wanted to quit it. Frustrating plot and characters.
smusie's review against another edition
3.0
I can't find this book!
Fast forward two months: I found it under a pile of old mail. Yay!
Fast forward two months: I found it under a pile of old mail. Yay!
pinkeyeofsauron's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
libbykerns's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.75
this insane little theory novel was actually quite satisfying and definitely very clever!
msmoxiemae's review against another edition
5.0
Even better the second time around. So dark and appealing. Wouldn't we all love to feel as real as this narrator imagines?
m_henchard's review against another edition
2.0
Overlong (but not, I think, overwritten) for an experimental novel of this kind. The narrator is rigid, indifferent and lacking in insight, but these are not character traits playing out so much as the effects of exotic brain damage, and this feature gives the story an air of meaninglessness. I picked up on signs the author is a “French theory” guy ("dehiscence" anyone?), so I'm relieved it was not as irritating as it might have been. I enjoyed some of the descriptions and occasional stabs at dark humor.
papelgren's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the strangest books I have ever read. It might be a masterpiece, but due to the nature of the protagonist's distant and possibly sociopathic nature, its an intellectual exercise that is difficult to penetrate. People interested in experimental or idiosyncratic fiction should pick it up. There aren't many books like it.
subtlesraf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0