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Every City Is Every Other City: A Gordon Stewart Mystery by John McFetridge
4 reviews
brie_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
It was available at the time as an Audiobook from my library. Not usually the kind of book i would normally pick up, but I enjoyed the listening. Dont think i would have finished it otherwise. Loved the narrator, perfect voice for the MC, I felt he fit the character perfectly!
It wasn't a "romance" book in any trope of the word but there is a love interest and interactions which was almost refreshing (ive been on a huge Romance binge for like 2 years).
I liked how the ending of the book summed up and reiterated that life aint like the movies which is a reoccuring statement made throughout the novel.
If old time detective/Private Eye type books are your thing, a bit of realism in your fiction, you'll enjoy this! If your looking for more fantastical or whimsical, id keep looking.
It wasn't a "romance" book in any trope of the word but there is a love interest and interactions which was almost refreshing (ive been on a huge Romance binge for like 2 years).
I liked how the ending of the book summed up and reiterated that life aint like the movies which is a reoccuring statement made throughout the novel.
If old time detective/Private Eye type books are your thing, a bit of realism in your fiction, you'll enjoy this! If your looking for more fantastical or whimsical, id keep looking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Medical content
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Stalking
cassie7e's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Sufficiently entertaining! A few repetitive moments. Audio narration was strangely flat despite the narrator not making any other character flat. But some people do talk like that so *shrug*
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
nataliebootlah's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Every chapter is every other chapter. Okay, maybe that was a little harsh. Perhaps we can chalk it up to the very monotone audiobook.
Gord Stewart is a movie location scout who moonlights as a private investigator during the slow season. When his boss asks him to search for her missing-presumed-dead uncle, he sets off across Canada in search of the man.
On the hunt, Gord is met with a new love interest, the jarring realization of how often middle-aged men commit suicide, the dark side of PI work, and ultimately, having to decide what kind of man he is.
Even though this fell flat for me, I still wanted to know how the story ended. And at the end of the day, that says something. Maybe (definitely) don’t listen to the audiobook though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Minor: Violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
amcgriff's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Violence
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