Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - Shy

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Shy by Max Porter

29 reviews

notcasino's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

It's an interesting book but the eriting style isn't something for me. Sometimes it's so loveable and relatble but sometimes it's also very confusing. I really don't know what to think about it.
It gives me really mixed feelings cause I like the topic but it's just... I don't know how to describe it.

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ruei's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

Porter ranks highly amongst my favourite authors, which makes this relatively low rating even more painful. Style-wise, the writing is as impeccable and boundary pushing as ever, but Shy as a character was so difficult to find relatable or understandable that it was hard to feel invested, especially when the direction the plot was going felt largely predictable.

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lostgwennel's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sophiepooper's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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gh00st13's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Despite my almost-four-star rating, I really enjoyed this book. The reason for my lower star rating is that half way through the book I stopped taking my meds and then could only read the book like it was a rap. Anyways, with that I think I would rate it five stars if I went back on my meds and read it again.

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