Reviews

The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw

penguingin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

ghostmentality's review

Too many drugs ✌️😐

your_zero's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

queerandcrunchy's review

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Honestly, this is probably one of the last pic genres for me. If it wasn't for bookclub, probably would have never stumbled across this book. There where def places that made me gag a bit and you know, clinch my jaw at the stress. But I also laughed and cried and enjoyed the what the fuck ride. I don't recommend reading this whole inbrated because it wild. But I do think I just recommend the book if people are open to this kind of thing. 

bucketsjen's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Reminiscent of John Dies At the End in terms of vibe and tone, and in how visceral (and usually painful or gross) the paranormal works.

I dug it a lot, although now I'm snapping with impatience for the sequel. I didn't realize it was book one of a duology until I was nearly through the end, oops. That said, this book DOES bring the plot to a conclusion, while still leaving it clear what could possibly happen in book two. 

allzen_nochill's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book has a lot of threads going at once, but it's a fun read and features a femme anti-hero so of course we stan!

osborne2read's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tlscott91's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

gorejoyous's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

thisqueerreadstoomuch's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I enjoyed this book. I didn't like the ending, but I've found out it's going to have a sequel, and it definitely set that up. I'm still giving it the high rating. I did have to look up a LOT of words and could have done without feeling like I needed a thesaurus.