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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
This was pretty good and I read it quickly. I guessed the final twist very early on. The structure was clever.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A propulsively fun read, IMO, and then I was tickled to listen to the accompanying Pop Culture Women podcast interview with Korelitz.
mysterious
fast-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
2.5 stars. This could have been a thrilling who done it, but the author made what I thought was an obvious reveal halfway through the book. I immediately knew the twist and the rest of the story lost its thrill. It was such a good story, I wish the author had changed that one detail!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
A hoot and a half. I loved all the digs and commentary on publishing and writing (and teaching writing) as a profession. It suffered a bit from all the build-up of the titular plot, its originality, its guaranteed sure-thing-ness, when in fact the plot itself, and the famous 'twist', seemed less novel and surprising (and more predictable, to be sure) than they were described to be in the book. But the meta-intertwining of the in-book book's plot, and the plot of this book, were very cleverly done, and I'll be happy to read The Sequel.
mysterious
tense
fast-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