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Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

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ashsca's review

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sad 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

3.25

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brynne25's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The book’s structure is very interesting. It’s all post event interviews. The story is hard to put together initially but once you do it was an interesting take.

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kelsokake's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this was so much better than i expected? one of the blurbs said this was battle royale meets lord of the flies and the only thing that description was missing is that it’s set in a disney-esque location and written in a way that reminds me of World War Z.

i had to keep reminding myself that i was reading a fictional account because even though everything is so fantastical/unbelievable, it still somehow felt incredibly real and grounded in reality. i enjoyed this way more than i expected to

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k8scoll's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I thought this book was such an interesting take on a very common theme: what happens to humanity when the worst happens. The backdrop of an amusement park, and the interview style made me want to keep reading. I finished the book wanting more perspectives, but that wouldn’t have added to the story itself. Loved it.

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bewhitedragon's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

If I could, I would probably give this book 3.5 stars. I really thought I'd like this more, but surprisingly, I was very "eh" about it. I wasn't forcing myself to read it, but I was also not super eager to do so. I can't really explain what it is that didn't hit me that much. Maybe because they're all just interviews of the characters from the amusement park? I'm not sure. But I do like how it treated this event like a real thing, with an Author's Note and even an Afterword done by the "author" of the book focusing on FantasticLand (not Mike Bockoven). It was a nice touch.

It was a solid story for the most part, but yeah...I didn't really love. But I recommend it if you're into stories of mankind resorting to primal instincts for survival. A mixture of Battle Royale and Lord of the Flies-ish.

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