Reviews

My Face for the World to See by Alfred Hayes

nietlauramaarmaura's review against another edition

4.0

Great Gatsby 30 years later

smilesrebeiro's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

elvatikan's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

huggythebear's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

spraffy's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

jezebelrubee's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.75

chillcox15's review

4.0

A quick and depressive literary noir that works as a less-hopeful, if that's possible, companion to In a Lonely Place. I can't quite give this a full five stars, as it's a bit too chauvinistic in its perspective to fully love, but that is still befitting its setting and tone-- it does work as a dissection of a femme fatale/naive waif archetype divide of the noir genre, but its handling of psychological analysis is a bit rough.

colin_b's review

3.0

Super short book with quite an enjoyable setting. I really enjoyed the development of the characters' personalities, and how power shifts between them as the story goes on (although it maybe lost its finesse towards the end). The introduction of a good dose of paranoia in the latter half is always a theme I enjoy in a book!

Not life-changing but it's an interesting little window of a story.

sabsey's review

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

sabdep's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5