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librarian_kj's review against another edition
2.0
As soon as D A disappeared I knew the entire plot, and I was right. Predictable with no discernible plot twists. It was actual work to finish but I did just to make sure I was right.
vlreid's review against another edition
4.0
Vivian Parry is a NYC theater critic who lives a small quiet life in between attending the theater and writing her typically very critical reviews. In order to cope with a serious trauma ten years ago in college, she has withdrawn from most of the world with alcohol, drugs, and sex with strangers. She comes alive in the theater as the lights go down and lives vicariously through the players on the stage.
A graduate student contacts her requesting an interview for some research he is doing. She is very unsettled by some information he has about her past and leaves the interview abruptly. She later finds out that he has gone missing and she is the last person to see him alive. Thus begins the cat and mouse game of Vivian trying to figure out what happened to the student, and fearing for her life. This was an incredible thriller and page-turner!
I originally heard about this book when Maureen Corrigan reviewed it on NPR. "Soloski, too, might have played it safe, but, fortunately for us readers she didn't. Instead of writing a coy send-up of a theatrical thriller, she's written a genuinely disturbing suspense tale that explores the theater of cruelty life can sometimes be."
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/30/1215944414/book-review-here-in-the-dark-alexis-soloski-the-mystery-guest-nita-prose
I'm really looking forward to what Alexis Soloski writes next!
Read more of my reviews at https://thegoodreader13.blogspot.com/.
A graduate student contacts her requesting an interview for some research he is doing. She is very unsettled by some information he has about her past and leaves the interview abruptly. She later finds out that he has gone missing and she is the last person to see him alive. Thus begins the cat and mouse game of Vivian trying to figure out what happened to the student, and fearing for her life. This was an incredible thriller and page-turner!
I originally heard about this book when Maureen Corrigan reviewed it on NPR. "Soloski, too, might have played it safe, but, fortunately for us readers she didn't. Instead of writing a coy send-up of a theatrical thriller, she's written a genuinely disturbing suspense tale that explores the theater of cruelty life can sometimes be."
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/30/1215944414/book-review-here-in-the-dark-alexis-soloski-the-mystery-guest-nita-prose
I'm really looking forward to what Alexis Soloski writes next!
Read more of my reviews at https://thegoodreader13.blogspot.com/.
ssshamblin's review against another edition
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
3.0
pbraue13's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
eeculp's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
I really liked this book. I did see the twist coming way in advance, and it doesn’t really make sense that people would go through these extremes, but it was really well written with interesting phrases throughout.
allieeilla's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
onnapnewo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.75
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
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
4.5
This was a fantastic book. I really liked the unreliable narrator, it made the story feel more realistic. The twists were interesting and I liked them! I did find the ending a bit confusing, but I do think it was meant to be more of an ambiguous ending, one where you draw your own conclusions, which I liked!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Stalking, Addiction, Cursing, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Vomit
mamaraptor's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
xhekap30's review against another edition
challenging
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0