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di3t_s0d4's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
jackiehorne's review against another edition
4.0
4 1/2, if I could give 1/2 stars...
Is Micah a werewolf? Or is she a girl with severe mental illness, schizophrenia, perhaps, who becomes violent when she does not take her medication? I find it more satisfying to believe the latter -- such a reading asks more from me as reader than the werewolf scenario does. But I like that Larbalestier refuses to give the reader a definitive answer, allowing each of us to make the choice about what (if anything) to believe about Micah's story, how to read it/her, and by extension, how to read/interpret anything/anyone.
A book that talking about with others would give me as much pleasure as reading it does...
Would you teach this in a fantasy class? In a YA novel class? The choice would already predetermine certain readings, no, and foreclose others?
Is Micah a werewolf? Or is she a girl with severe mental illness, schizophrenia, perhaps, who becomes violent when she does not take her medication? I find it more satisfying to believe the latter -- such a reading asks more from me as reader than the werewolf scenario does. But I like that Larbalestier refuses to give the reader a definitive answer, allowing each of us to make the choice about what (if anything) to believe about Micah's story, how to read it/her, and by extension, how to read/interpret anything/anyone.
A book that talking about with others would give me as much pleasure as reading it does...
Would you teach this in a fantasy class? In a YA novel class? The choice would already predetermine certain readings, no, and foreclose others?
debbiebarr's review against another edition
4.0
This book was very well written. I think the premise is so interesting, and was quite a feat to pull off. It's also one of those books that makes you think. What is Micah telling the truth about? Which parts are real, and which parts are made up? The conclusion doesn't tie up all the lose ends, either, so you're left wondering, even after the story is finished.
There was some swearing (with "major" words) and some parts with teenagers doing what teenagers do, but it didn't go in depth, and didn't bother me, but it might bother some.
There was some swearing (with "major" words) and some parts with teenagers doing what teenagers do, but it didn't go in depth, and didn't bother me, but it might bother some.
raincorbyn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
therealkathryn's review against another edition
3.0
Some parts of this worked really well and others didn't click for me. A decent read but nothing exceptional in the end.
thestoryowl's review against another edition
3.0
I devoured this book and I have to admit that I love it just about as much as I hate it. How can that be, you ask? I can't tell you. You have to read it yourself.
readingjag's review against another edition
3.0
Although I liked this book, it wound over and around itself so much that at the end I was left wishing I knew what had really happened. I guess a pathological liar is pretty much the most unreliable narrator ever. It wasn't at all what I was expecting.
thukpa's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure I liked the ambiguity of the ending. I guess I'd hoped for a tie-up at the end to confirm or deny my own theories.