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The Original by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal

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

vespertillio's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75

jonwood's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed this for what it was, a fun short audio thriller. Not much critical for me to say. I was amused by the play on the acronym DNR meaning Do-Not-Replicate.

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the_dragon_reread's review against another edition

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

4.0

lorenzalemmens's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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

3.5