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Anna O by Matthew Blake

saraheholtom's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

marisatn's review

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

2.5

Meh. By the time I finally got to the big reveal at the end I just didn’t care anymore. Book was too long with too many characters. 

books_inthewild's review

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3.0

Well… I really wanted to like this one, but I had a few issues with it!
First- I felt there was a lot of characters, a lot of pseudonyms or nicknames (ex patient X), and I just had trouble keeping track.
Second- I felt the mystery/thriller aspect dragged on a lot, and I kept waiting for some wow moment or big suspense.
Third- the big twist in the last few pages felt rushed.

Hmmmm! I don’t know how to feel. I enjoyed all the psychological and scientific details, especially learning more about sleep issues and memory loss. And I did enjoy the characters, and they were described well so that I rooted or hated them!

lahbos's review against another edition

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

4.0

denmaria91's review

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3.0

Ending was a bit meh but good apart from that

linjinski's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.5

helloworld2312's review against another edition

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

5.0

caitlinking's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

I liked the premise of this a lot but it really doesn’t pick up until right at the end and there wasn’t any twists that I didn’t already see coming.

bknight16's review

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

3.25






Okay so I ruined this book for myself by finding out that he studied at Durham because then the references to Milton and Capote became irritating… Milton especially! I’m not sure anyone quotes Milton that much ever?!

I enjoyed the twist. 
I enjoyed the start of the book, I felt the pace and the plot was clear….

By by the end: the plot was SUCH a mess! It was everywhere. 
Also for a man that escaped to the Caribbean he seemed very comfortable to still have a job and endless dates?!

I’m not even sure if the giant twist made sense - it probably did but would V Bloom not have recognised Clara? How did her and Ben meet? 

3 solid stars. I don’t usually love a thriller and this did have me hooked at the start and I genuinely didn’t guess the twist - I thought that Bloom might be Patient X lol…
Maybe that says more about the book (i.e. my lack of understanding) than this review.
I felt like the middle slogged a little and while I’m a fan of short chapters by the end it was just silly!
Yeah not sure I’d read another by Blake because genuinely unsure if I can face all the author references from my undergrad again! 
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charlotte_k's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0