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The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

20 reviews

lydiag's review

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um there were a lot of drugs and that freaked me out 😅
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puajiwehe's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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triptych_turning's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

I wanted to enjoy this book slightly more than I did. It drew me in and was un-put-down-able, but more in the way a sketchy reality TV show is. The characters were vibrant and life-like, and while there were definitely some I rooted for, there were some that I was... less enamoured with, which is still strong characterization. I was hoping to find it a little less romance-y, but really, no major compalints. I think that it was simply not quite to my personal tastes.
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lozzo_bozo's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.5

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hauntthetale's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad tense 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

2.25

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orshi999's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The incest plotline is straight-up wack
it had complicated development and talked about complicated relationships both familial and romantic.
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schnurln's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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heather_lt's review against another edition

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sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

This book is full of drama, drama, drama! The main theme of the drama seems to stem from the socio-economic differences which was a surprise, but also the usual suspects: teen relationship drama, rich people problems, drug addiction, and (not so usual) incest. 

The story follows a bunch of characters who all live in the same skyscraper tower in futuristic New York City (a pretty nifty setting if I'm honest, it showcases the class divide pretty well). Some characters I enjoyed, some I couldn't get myself to care for at all. I found myself wanting more of Eris and Muriel, more of Rylin and Cord, and their respective plotlines; and less of the Avery and Atlas incest, and less of the unhinged drug addict that was Leda. You learn a lot about them and their lives and no conflict truly happens until the last quarter. I was truly aghast at the ending! Completely blindsided me. From the start you know someone goes splat, but holy mother of God! That ending makes me want to pick up the next book ASAP. 
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itszainab's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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agus02's review against another edition

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dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
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