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lowkeymattp's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kurteff's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
I love Jeff VanderMeer's works but this took me a long time to get through. The prose is a lot more abstract than his other writings. Even after reading Borne I was still thoroughly confused pretty much the entire time. The one time I felt it really "clicked" with me was towards the end after I smoked a joint so maybe I just need to re-read the whole thing stoned.
ediefitz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sydneyrp143's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
juliajamison's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
tallahassee's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible. Cemented itself as of the best books I've ever read after only like 50 pages. It will either be the most confusing thing you ever lay eyes on or change your life, or both.
readingwithavengeance's review against another edition
DNF - it’s like Yoda wrote this after having a stroke.
jenn_the_unicorn's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
cjamargo's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
2.0
abstract and experimental to a fault
i appreciated the attempts to diversify the prose but the lyrical passages simply had nothing of substance to anchor them to any wider meaning beyond the beauty of the words and for the first 200 pages i was so hopelessly lost
not one to revisit
i appreciated the attempts to diversify the prose but the lyrical passages simply had nothing of substance to anchor them to any wider meaning beyond the beauty of the words and for the first 200 pages i was so hopelessly lost
not one to revisit