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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
The plot jumps around rather a lot, so it’s not always clear what the point of each chapter is. An interesting enough read, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the other ‘Jackson Brodie’ book I read
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
🎧 a great listen. V funny and great character writing.
Not as good as Case Histories, but still the twisting story Atkinson is so good at
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The premise of this book was promising; one strange outburst of road-rage connects five strangers in a series of events that get more complicated by the minute. An interesting concept, that fell rather flat.
Atkinson is clearly a gifted novelist, her prose is exceptional. Each character was both independent, and strikingly different, making the merging of their desires and motivations subtle, yet lasting.
Unfortunately, the pacing of this book ruined it for me. The characters, whilst unique, were uninteresting, and at times, rather bland. I found myself putting the book down, with no intention of picking it back up again, on more than one occasion. If the book was shorter by 100 pages, then maybe it might have had a chance. Additionally, the ultimate "payoff" for the reader was anticlimactic, and undermined much of the novel, without adding anything new.
A solid read, but the stilted pacing was too much for me.
Atkinson is clearly a gifted novelist, her prose is exceptional. Each character was both independent, and strikingly different, making the merging of their desires and motivations subtle, yet lasting.
Unfortunately, the pacing of this book ruined it for me. The characters, whilst unique, were uninteresting, and at times, rather bland. I found myself putting the book down, with no intention of picking it back up again, on more than one occasion. If the book was shorter by 100 pages, then maybe it might have had a chance. Additionally, the ultimate "payoff" for the reader was anticlimactic, and undermined much of the novel, without adding anything new.
A solid read, but the stilted pacing was too much for me.