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Upgrade by Blake Crouch

yourneighborloko's review against another edition

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

1.0

Did not like this book at all - it read like a  script to a movie that was adapted for a novel and was Very flat in both character development and writing style. While I think the premise is interesting (the only reason it got one star) I though that the MC was very much a “misunderstood Jason Bourne” type who didn’t have much going for him beyond the circumstance. His whole plan was also really flawed and came about rapidly, and wasn’t really hinted at until the end. The most interesting thing was the future society and that was really only around for about 10/15% of the book. 

sushirito89's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Listened to this on a roadtrip, it was ok. Interesting premise, but very much the plot of Limitless. 

jboivs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

btmaddix's review against another edition

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adventurous tense 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? No

3.5

lazy_but_talented's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

sunnysettoon's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense medium-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

2.5

talbet's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense fast-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

3.75

morninglightmountain's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful tense 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? No

3.75

mrsrccockrell's review against another edition

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4.0

I really love Blake Crouch's books. He does a great job with scifi. This book gave me Gattaca vibes. It was creepy and fast-paced and full of action. I was hooked from start to finish. It's not something that's necessarily going to stick in my brain for a long time, but it's still a great story and a fun read.

darren173's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75