Reviews

La biblioteca del Monte Char by Scott Hawkins

inkynik's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

marndt91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

10000bees's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

In a word: compelling. By far one of the most unique books I've ever read. I couldn't guess a single thing that was going to happen, and I didn't want to either. It was a wild, gruesome ride that I couldn't get enough of, like an accident I couldn't look away from. It was also so funny? The darkly humorous tone perfectly fit the story and made the horrifying details easier to swallow. Highly recommend giving this one a read if the TWs don't bother you.

owlet's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

Quite a unique book but not my cup of tea. More than once I got bored and wanted to dnf it, but a lot of people said it would be great so I pulled through.

myhomeisalibrary's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.75

negralinda49's review against another edition

4.0

I’m rating the first 2/3 of the book a 5/5 stars. So original and dark and quirky and fun and addicting. But then something happened .. it felt as though ai had accidentally skipped a bunch of chapters.

Spoiler alert: turning Steve into the Sun was fucked up and I hated it. She should have resurrected Father.. released Steve and returned Petey to him.. which would have led her to experience a selfless joy and then she could have turned herself into the Sun. The (better) end.

mongert's review against another edition

4.0

Wow. This book is bananas. And violent, gory, dark, and funny. I loved it. The writing is really good, and the story is wild. While reading it, I realized that maybe what my reading life needs is more fantasy/sci-fi/New Weird (a genre I only heard about because I looked deeper into read-alikes after finishing this book). Who knew?

knit's review against another edition

4.5

Damn that was nasty 

hwhafner's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.5

j0j0________'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

5.0