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The Original by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal

leontyna's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

4.0

It was a really interesting world and I really enjoyed the way the audiobook was done, adding music was a great choice. I would love to see it adapted into a movie.

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thepalaceofchallis's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mightyjor's review against another edition

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4.0

There’s some fun stuff here, but ironically not all that original. It seems to borrow heavily from Black Mirror, Upgrade, and Blade Runner. Wasn’t a huge fan of the ending. In concept I do like it, but I felt like we didn’t get a solid answer for the brutality of the murder. Maybe I missed something though.

sunsorbit's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

brokenjac's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bookish_withsky's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5
Genuinely one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to. The story itself was interesting and really good but the audio added to it is what had me so invested. I absolutely loved the ending as well. The only thing I struggled with was some of the writing in certain points felt a little clunky. Certain things said by the main character felt oddly childish, but there could be an argument as to why that’s the case I guess. It just brought me out of the story a bit each time it happened. The story was still absolutely phenomenal, though.

ianacook's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

Would've been 5 stars up until the ending, which just wasn't quite satisfying

kroeh1135's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

3.0

mellamaron's review against another edition

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challenging informative mysterious fast-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

This was a cool little short! I listened to the audio and liked it but the background noise was super distracting in some parts.

The story though was good! It was thought-provoking and I’d love to see these two authors come together again to make more stories like it. It reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode!

cybersuccubus's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0