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Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

extracaa's review against another edition

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2.0

A beautifully written bad book. A mostly clever way of writing. It was fun to to see how the author writes. 
BUT
Way too many uninteresting characters mixed with a mostly negative view of London. Cherry on the cake, I think I’ve never seen an ending so bad for each of the many characters. It almost felt like a joke. 

The book lacked action, the characters were badly tied together, the ending of each story was botched. 

sian_hughes_jones's review against another edition

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1.75

No idea. Seems very confused with lazy ending. 
For own memory
two girls go to London, one possibly dies one possibly returns home, librarian goes to find them possibly ends up with son of bar owner, policeman gets hanged don’t think was guilty of that specific crime but was a bad egg

kristhea's review against another edition

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too many people i dont care about 

librarylandlisa's review against another edition

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5.0

Ever stayed up until 3 AM reading a book on a weeknight? I loved this novel. If you read it, let’s chat. The audiobook was superb

margaretwhitmore's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

toni123's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.5

sarah_kearney's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.25

nicole_vt's review against another edition

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

4.75

kirstym25's review against another edition

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

4.0

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lucyscanlon's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

4.0