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The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman

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bohboh's review against another edition

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

3.75

Wild

Buehlman did a great job keeping me guessing through the whole read. He kept teetering the line between a punk and wholesome protagonist. Themes of abuse and racism appeared and were handled brutishly but obviously as intended, which left me uncomfortable. The writing style(s) were super well executed.

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perkyanda's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-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

5.0

Well I loved this. Joey peacock is just awful but like, this perpetual fourteen year old jerk faced self absorbed but not evil nitwit. Like, I feel like everyone has known someone who you’re just like… you’re SO CLOSE to being an enlightened human being AND YET you’re just a self absorbed delusional little jerk. 

The ending was so fucking
sad. Just fucking wrecked me. Cvetko. Nooooo! You were never real!!!



Anyone this book is about a bunch of morally dark grey monsters with ethics of self-preservation and I liked it. My book club didn’t but hey, I’m the odd one out this time. 

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