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sageweeds's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hb_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
branomir's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those books that makes you think and they are certainly not the most comfortable of thoughts. It's quite impressive how many themes this author managed to squeeze in such a short novel. From what I gather, there has been some disagreement about what the actual main theme is supposed to be, with some fans even disagreeing with the author himself.
It is hard to properly review this book without giving much away, all I can say is that it really leans itself to introspection. It is definitely a tale worth reading and a gripping one at that. The only downside I found was that the author sometimes got a little too wrapped up in his own introspections on the page and thus slowed the story down. But that's about all the negative I can say about it. This is the sort of novel that can lead to hours of debate and conversation between the people who read it.
It is hard to properly review this book without giving much away, all I can say is that it really leans itself to introspection. It is definitely a tale worth reading and a gripping one at that. The only downside I found was that the author sometimes got a little too wrapped up in his own introspections on the page and thus slowed the story down. But that's about all the negative I can say about it. This is the sort of novel that can lead to hours of debate and conversation between the people who read it.
lizzyjane's review against another edition
4.0
Technically, I listened to this book on the flight to Rome. It was really fabulous, and had I actually read this in book format, I probably would have given it 5 stars.
hungerford's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
iulaa's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dadaolejnik's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
multicraftual's review against another edition
3.0
This book had a lot going on and I am unsure about how I feel about any of it. Another one I will need to think about before rating.
bethsandford's review against another edition
3.0
This was a very fast interesting read. It actually caused me to questionthings after I was finished rather than during the actual read. I enjoyed the final part of the story more once you learned more about Hanna'a past and how the relationship affected the boys later relationships.