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kaymarieplz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
I wish the stories had been presented in a different order. It was hard to keep track and added to the confusion of what the point of it all really was. I was let down by the ending
alexzreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It was kind of a hard read for me, one of those books you just have to keep pushing through even though it’s confusing at times. It all comes together in the end.
orasmis's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-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? It's complicated
2.5
kimcheel's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
the_cryptic_cryptid's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.25
Why was this categorized as horror?
earthtoner's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
emsim's review against another edition
This is not what I was expecting. Definitely not horror or thriller, but it's not described as that, so my expectations were just wrong,.
vanmeers's review against another edition
3.0
i was really intrigued by the description of the book and the idea of video tapes being returned with random scenes spliced into them? but while it does start out with this, it doesn’t “take a dark turn” as the description says, but rather it baits you into thinking it might.
it’s less an eerie and sinister tale and more a story on grief and family trauma. which WAS good but it wasn’t what i expected.
i think it’s always interesting when stories try to make you question your own believes and assumptions. which the story does both implicitly and explicitly at times. so while this wasn’t what i thought it would be, i still very much enjoyed listening to the audiobook of it.
it’s less an eerie and sinister tale and more a story on grief and family trauma. which WAS good but it wasn’t what i expected.
i think it’s always interesting when stories try to make you question your own believes and assumptions. which the story does both implicitly and explicitly at times. so while this wasn’t what i thought it would be, i still very much enjoyed listening to the audiobook of it.