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Curse of the Beetle by Anthony Giangregorio, Richard Marsh

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mi_a's review against another edition

The first like fifty pages or so were pretty good but then it just got so incredibly boring and I wasn’t really vibing with the writing style

arthurbdd's review against another edition

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2.0

Despite a strikingly original opening act, The Beetle has aged like milk, going from one of the more imaginative products of Victorian literature to a trite damsel-in-distress plot and eventually resolving its story through sheer accident. The way the narration ties itself in knots to first make it seem like the character of Lessingham has a dirty secret, and then undergoes further contortions to try and make out that his dirty secret is not at all his fault or responsibility, is especially silly. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2017/11/10/marshs-beetle-gets-bogged-down/

charisbe's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.25

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bickley_moon's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

3.0

kayers's review against another edition

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4.0

Really enjoyed this read. I found it interesting, thrilling and very ahead of its time. I good amount of horror and suspense, the only reason ifs not 5 starts is I felt the ending was a bit anticlimactic. The story is told by four different points of view which and enjoyed Marjorie the most. Due to its age it definitely has as racial stereotypes that existed at that time but all in all a good read.