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elinormarie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
3.0
andotherworlds's review against another edition
4.0
4.5!
more thoughts to come, but for now just know i loved this book.
more thoughts to come, but for now just know i loved this book.
ibgaines's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A story about miserable horrible people having miserable horrible lives. Not really my cup of tea.
I went into this blind, only knowing the Kate Bush song, and I felt the book started off more interesting just because I didn't know what the characters were going to do next. At the end I sped up my reading just to finish it quicker. I knew so-and-so was going to die so I sat through the chapters wishing they'd hurry up and get on with it.
I didn't enjoy the narrative structure, being narrated by a second person, many years after the events had happened made it feel as if the book lacks plot. Lockwood does nothing but catch a cold and listen to a story. Good for him but not so much for me.
I went into this blind, only knowing the Kate Bush song, and I felt the book started off more interesting just because I didn't know what the characters were going to do next. At the end I sped up my reading just to finish it quicker. I knew so-and-so was going to die so I sat through the chapters wishing they'd hurry up and get on with it.
I didn't enjoy the narrative structure, being narrated by a second person, many years after the events had happened made it feel as if the book lacks plot. Lockwood does nothing but catch a cold and listen to a story. Good for him but not so much for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
laura_03's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
esmix's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
toujourssabine's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lucyrose04's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
gwit's review against another edition
5.0
Proof that you can love a book while disliking all the characters.
kelseythestrange's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
5.0