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marieintheraw's review against another edition
4.0
March 2018: Still a refreshingly quick walk down memory lane, but I'm actually going to finish the series this time :P
April 2015: a refreshingly quick read and a nice walk down memory lane
April 2015: a refreshingly quick read and a nice walk down memory lane
ellejaoy's review against another edition
This is definitely just an 'okay' book that I would only recommend for YA who it is meant for. I feel like I'm missing something because I read so much about this series and I really liked the movie.
The book itself bored me to the point where even though I could of easily read it in one sitting, it took me three days of stopping and starting to finish it. I found it really slow and I wasn't really interested in it until the end.
Apart from that, practically nothing happened.
I read this fully knowing that it is classed as a YA book and I knew that it wouldn't be as sophisticated as some of my recent reads - and I normally enjoy YA books - but I couldn't enjoy the way this was written. It was boring at some points and felt like I was reading something wrote by a 12 year old at others.
First person narrative is something that irks me anyway but in this case I felt like it would of highly improved the book if it wasn't in it. As much as I like a book from one perspective (it can sometimes be done in an extremely personal manner that can enhance a book!), this book was juvenile at times since the character is so young and not in a good way - more like 'you are so annoying and I want to slap you' way.
All in all, I own the second book in the series and may read it out of curiosity at a later date but I am not expecting much.
The book itself bored me to the point where even though I could of easily read it in one sitting, it took me three days of stopping and starting to finish it. I found it really slow and I wasn't really interested in it until the end.
Apart from that, practically nothing happened.
I read this fully knowing that it is classed as a YA book and I knew that it wouldn't be as sophisticated as some of my recent reads - and I normally enjoy YA books - but I couldn't enjoy the way this was written. It was boring at some points and felt like I was reading something wrote by a 12 year old at others.
First person narrative is something that irks me anyway but in this case I felt like it would of highly improved the book if it wasn't in it. As much as I like a book from one perspective (it can sometimes be done in an extremely personal manner that can enhance a book!), this book was juvenile at times since the character is so young and not in a good way - more like 'you are so annoying and I want to slap you' way.
All in all, I own the second book in the series and may read it out of curiosity at a later date but I am not expecting much.
tiggy1991's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-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
4.5
badseedgirl's review against another edition
3.0
I got used to Darren Shan's choppy writing style from his last series [b:Zom-B|13380915|Zom-B (Zom-B, #1)|Darren Shan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1334738994s/13380915.jpg|18140762] but I can see how it could grate on some people's nerves.
lightningrain's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
chumpy4's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
2.0
cor_luz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
thedevilreadsfanfiction's review against another edition
3.0
After seeing all the negative reviews about the writing, I think I’ve settled on this book needing to be read in an audio format. I picked this book up on Audible on a whim and to be honest I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did, especially considering it was told from the view of a child which is not something I usually go for. I feel like it’s going to be a fun little series, and the length of the Audiobooks is a real plus as they average out to be about 5 hours per book. We love that.
coleycole's review against another edition
1.0
I really wanted to like this book -- who doesn't want to read about circus freaks? Sadly, the writing is laaaame! Darren Shan uses too many exclamation points! It's totally excessive! Also, I really did not like the main character! Darren, the narrator/protagonist of the same name as the author, is fairly stupid!