12.7k reviews for:

A Thousand Small Explosions

John Marrs

4.08 AVERAGE

megli4657's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

ssunkel09's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilycris's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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i really liked the concept of this book; it felt very black-mirror-esque. i was listening to it through libby, and maybe that was my mistake. i don’t mind horror or gore to a certain degree, but the description of what the killer was doing to the women was a little too graphic for me. i don’t want to know what’s going on in his mind. the description of how he murders women, from his perspective, is not something i’m interested in hearing or reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

rociocartes's review against another edition

4.0

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Wow. What a book! This was so much fun! I couldn’t stop listening to it, it was addictive.

abishingler's review against another edition

3.0

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Unique concept, unfortunately I just didn’t love this one. While there were lots of twists I was kinda bored. I think having 2-3 really good storylines would have been better than a bunch of ok ones.

ale_gusi's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kkstroll's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

hey2thecow's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the_quirky_bookkeeper's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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: Complicated

gracelessk13's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated