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Every City Is Every Other City: A Gordon Stewart Mystery by John McFetridge
10 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
jaybird71's review against another edition
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
The book took about 60% of the way through to get interesting, and as I thought we were ramping up it ended. Real bummer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
viertelvorvier's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
trippalli's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I really enjoyed this journey/ mystery story set in Canada
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment and Suicide
Minor: Gaslighting, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Mental illness, and Grief
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
mranster's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
It's OK. It did have some interesting twists, and if it's a series, I'll probably read at least one more if I want something fairly simple and undemanding. I did find it a bit depressing, especially because of so much talk about suicide, and the audiobook narrator's droning voice.
I found the characters a bit boring. The love interest woman was meant to be charming and funny, but I found her only slightly less boring than the main character.
I found the characters a bit boring. The love interest woman was meant to be charming and funny, but I found her only slightly less boring than the main character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
beccahilyard's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
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
imzadi481's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Oh boy, where do I start? First off, let me make it clear that I am reviewing the audiobook version of this novel. It is very important to make the distinction, because I feel I might have liked the story better if I had read it instead of listened to it.
My issue, unfortunately, was with the narration. The main protagonist comes off as depressed and bored throughout the book, even though the story does not call for it. There is no emotion in his voice; he sounds completely flat. Which is bizarre because all the other characters have life and vigor. I don't know what was the idea behind that creative choice, but it ruined it for me. I never once believe he could fall for Ethel and that she could fall for him. Even when he said he wanted to see her again, it didn't sound like he did. At all. The chemistry was lacking and honestly, I'm not sure if it's because of the writing or the narration.
The story itself was... okay. I think it might deserve a 3.5 stars rating, perhaps even a 4, but I'll stick to 2.5 for the audiobook version.
Thank you to NetGalley and ECW Press Audio for this ARC. I offer my review freely.
Pub date: 15 July 2021
My issue, unfortunately, was with the narration. The main protagonist comes off as depressed and bored throughout the book, even though the story does not call for it. There is no emotion in his voice; he sounds completely flat. Which is bizarre because all the other characters have life and vigor. I don't know what was the idea behind that creative choice, but it ruined it for me. I never once believe he could fall for Ethel and that she could fall for him. Even when he said he wanted to see her again, it didn't sound like he did. At all. The chemistry was lacking and honestly, I'm not sure if it's because of the writing or the narration.
The story itself was... okay. I think it might deserve a 3.5 stars rating, perhaps even a 4, but I'll stick to 2.5 for the audiobook version.
Thank you to NetGalley and ECW Press Audio for this ARC. I offer my review freely.
Pub date: 15 July 2021
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
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