Reviews - The Death I Gave Him

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The Death I Gave Him

Em X. Liu

3.54 AVERAGE

whatolliereads's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

this was fun! but also, what

lilworm's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ehmvert's review against another edition

3.75

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

drstephm's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Yes

falkowata's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lottiegasp's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-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: Yes

It's an interesting concept and generally i like sci-fi and murder mystery, but I didn't think the execution was great. The narrative retelling from multiple sources was clunky and didn't add much compared to a usual third person narrative. I didn't think the characters acted in logical or relatable ways, and I didn't like any of them.

Everyone innocent died except for Felicia and all the biggest assholes survived which is a bummer

I completely missed it is a Hamlet adaptation until I finished it lmao, very obvious in hindsight. That explains more of the writer's decisions but doesn't change my opinion overall. Overall it was moderately enjoyable and the writing was okay