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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A bit slow. Wolf's voice is not largely engaging.
A surreal visit to the world of Roger Rabbit, who in my mind is permanently cast opposite Bob Hoskins. Much more adult than the movie version, one can easily see where the story is inspired from.
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood
Have a desire to watch this childhood movie again now. Oh... I just read the second book is a sequel to the movie. Not this one.
Interesting original story. The movie is much better, but that's not fair cause it is a visual medium. Story/mystery was decent, some elements felt forced. Writing style (after the original world) was the strongest part.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As others have mentioned, this book shares only a basic foundation with the movie. It’s been years since I saw it, but from what I recall, the story here is entirely its own thing. Eddie is a well constructed character, and his inner monologue is a high point of the writing. Roger, however, lacks a distinctive voice, and Jessica, while more distinctive, I found to be erratic and fairly unlikable.
I thought the plot may have gotten more convoluted than necessary, although I don’t read much in the private eye genre, so maybe that’s expected. I’m afraid I wasn’t interested enough in the stolen photographs and the copied negatives and who wanted them and why... The toon doppelgänger aspect was somewhat interesting, if unexpected, and the true nature of the tea kettle was a bizarre tangent from the otherwise typical murder mysteries. I found the writing a bit flat and overall the book was just rather bland for me.
I thought the plot may have gotten more convoluted than necessary, although I don’t read much in the private eye genre, so maybe that’s expected. I’m afraid I wasn’t interested enough in the stolen photographs and the copied negatives and who wanted them and why... The toon doppelgänger aspect was somewhat interesting, if unexpected, and the true nature of the tea kettle was a bizarre tangent from the otherwise typical murder mysteries. I found the writing a bit flat and overall the book was just rather bland for me.
I’m sure most people are familiar with the world this mystery is placed inside, and in that respect it was very well done. The narrative was engaging but ultimately there were a few cheats (relating to doppelgängers) in the story that made it less than perfect. I also thought the ending was a poorly crafted cop out.