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Mordew by Alex Pheby

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solflo's review against another edition

last read chapter: 25

when i actively stop reading to double check reviews you know things are getting dire. for shorter books i generally push through but here i decided to quit while i was ahead. the book has interesting ideas and setting but the pace is grueling and nathan is unpleasant to follow around. but more importantly i simply lack the patience to read something with a background radiation of misogyny, and the reviews weren't reassuring in this regard. this is a 2020 book. how is it even possible to go a hundred pages without a single woman with personality traits other than "female".

blackrose925's review against another edition

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challenging tense 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? No

2.75

9klar8's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

diggawebster's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

stolencapybara's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

3.0

Such good ideas, such bad pacing. Hard to get through.

lordofdisorder's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

tophokles's review against another edition

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Damn, this was horribly paced. Like, the beginning is pretty intriguing, but nothing happens for about 150 pages or so. And by now I don't think this world or this writing is gonna captivate me. The protagonist is just an empty vessel that plot happens to.
There are mysteries coming up constantly but nothing is ever solved and what is happening is just either boring or needlessly gruesome.
I've gone ahead and spoiled myself as best as I could, but it doesn't seem like it's gonna get more interesting anytime soon (or at least paced better)

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