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Jesus fucking Christ. I thought this book wouldn't be as good as I remember it being back when I read it in 2015, but I was very mistaken. It still bangs. The characters are so alive and so well-written, the plot twists are well executed, and the narration is a complete page turner. I need to read more Patrick Ness I mean, urgently.

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entanglednovels's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow. What an ending. This is actually the first Patrick Ness book I've read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm glad I went into this not knowing a lot. Definitely an oldie but a goodie.

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emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is undoubtedly one of the slowest, most confusing books I’ve ever read. That being said, I like what Ness did with this novel. He created complex characters and an intriguing world where literally nothing is as it seems. You never know exactly what’s going on, and for every answer you get, there are at least five new questions.

While the intrigue was maintained, I won’t lie: sometimes, the slow pacing was off-putting. However, the desire to know what the fudge was happening paired with the extremely short chapters kept me reading. I also quite liked Regine and Tomasz.

Thank you, Erika, for pushing me to read this for the last couple of years. I’m glad I finally did. More Than This is better than the Chaos Walking trilogy, even if half the time, I had no clue what was real and I never knew what to expect. Now I can recommend it alongside you. It’s a twisted story, but one that’s worth the read.

Representation

queer protagonist and side character in a m/m relationship (occurs prior to the story and in flashbacks)
Black fat side character

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annabella's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

I just felt nothing really happened. It picked up in part 2 and 3 but part 4 just felt rushed and too ‘convenient’, the ambiguity just didn’t really make me excited. Not what I expected!

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coophone's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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vickytx's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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_vampiresquid's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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ssgcedits's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Amazing premise, great writing, terrible trauma. Not going through it again--ever. For such a complex story the lukewarm ending is quite disappointing. But, honestly, I don't think I could take another page of this nightmare world.

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