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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Trippy, with lots to unpack. Enjoyed the Old Jim storyline, and was not prepared for the jarring switch in timelines. Loved Bronson Pinchot's narration, and definitely laughed out loud more than a few times at some of the absurdities.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism
The first two parts were slow and I was really just hoping for more. Somehow all of the characters I didn't click with were the focus of this book, but I trudged through. There was just a enough interest/Area-X weirdness at the end of part 2 to make me think, "Now we're getting somewhere!". Didn't make it a page into part 3. I skimmed the rest of the section but it didn't look promising so here I will stop reading. I like Jeff's writing, but this character writing for Lowry is so annoying to read that I simply can't. Sorry Jeff, this isn't for me.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the first two sections of this book, but really struggled to finish the last section. I really love the Old Jim perspectives, but the Lowry perspective I hated reading, I found it annoying and obnoxious and extremely boring.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Cannibalism
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Cannibalism
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A quarter star for the last quarter sounding like it was something Anthony Bourdain wrote while having a fever dream. Not much to say other than you can reallllly tell its been a decade between this book and the trilogy before it. Its like you took all the part I didn't care for from book 2 and 3 and stuffed this one to the gills. People hate on book 2 but at least it makes fun of bureaucracy and is a good metaphor for having to always seem like everything fine and under control when its not. It so isn't. I guess the author wanted to answer some questions, but idk feels like could be a book ment to set up another trilogy but I kinda hated this book. Imo.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, Car accident
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes