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The Spare Man

Mary Robinette Kowal

3.75 AVERAGE

vctrlysn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

windchime79's review

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

saatkinson's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Content Warnings

cloudwriter's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

heatherjones's review against another edition

5.0

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a delightful, charming mystery. It's sparkling and fun and the little dog is wonderful. I love the way Kowal creates a hero with chronic pain and a panic disorder, and lets her BE a hero without diminishing the effects of those conditions. I'm so glad I read this and will absolutely read it again, and also, I'd like to carry a copy around with me so I can ask bartenders to make me ask the drinks in the chapter headings.

hannahmarierobbins's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

If Poirot were a crip tech genius Paris Hilton travelling with a support dog and her handsome new spouse, and he got embroiled in a murder mystery on a luxury spaceship travelling to Mars. Cute, compelling, a lot of fun. Excellent audiobook. I love her dog so much. The dog love in this story is real.

Does give strong eat the rich vibes though.