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roe_'s review against another edition
5.0
Fight Club for grown-ups. Bobby Crawford's presence as the gorgeous, manic, psychotic visionary is just as dazzling on a reread. Immersive, mesmerising setting. A lot to like here
matissrv's review against another edition
4.0
Negaidīju, ka šis detektīvs (sen nebiju lasījis tos) ar vilinošo nosaukumu un ar diezgan ievelkošu sižetu beigās iedos man tādu negaidītu skatu uz sabiedrību un spēkiem, kas spējīgi to atmodināt un sapurināt. Izsakos neskaidri, lai nebūtu spoileru. Iespējams, pat kaut kādā ziņā aktuāli tieši tagad, kad Rietumu sabiedrība lielākoties joprojām čuč zombijiskā, letarģiskā miegā, kuru pat tuvojošās kara (un noziedzības) brāzmas neatmodina.
bymaniak's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
hieronymusbotched's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable, make-your-nose-bleed prescience once again from Ballard, and a pretty deft little murder mystery to boot.
I think one of Ballard's great gifts is the way he never flinches, no matter how grim the subject. The prose arrives alive and immediate - and in some scenes, even nauseatingly so. Trigger warnings galore.
And alarm bells. As with every other book of his I read, I'm more disturbed than entertained. It must have been painful to live inside his consciousness. Murky.
Like a crystal ball in a can of coke saying this will happen, this is happening, this has happened, this is.
I think one of Ballard's great gifts is the way he never flinches, no matter how grim the subject. The prose arrives alive and immediate - and in some scenes, even nauseatingly so. Trigger warnings galore.
And alarm bells. As with every other book of his I read, I'm more disturbed than entertained. It must have been painful to live inside his consciousness. Murky.
Like a crystal ball in a can of coke saying this will happen, this is happening, this has happened, this is.
carolinepritchett's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.75
akenne1's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-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? It's complicated
3.5
jon288's review against another edition
5.0
Almost a mystery novel but not quite. Fast paced depravity and controlled chaos under the Spanish sun
horfhorfhorf's review against another edition
1.0
I tried to get into this, really I did. But after the first quarter of the book I still wasn't hooked into the storyline. Bummer.