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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
This was a book I was initially disappointed by, but the more I think about it, the more I love it. There's something about the narrative that feels so unclean, especially the more you go into it, switch narrators. The chapter in the middle where text is all garbled felt "wrong" in all the right ways and unsettled me the way few books do.
To discuss this book is to discuss spoilers so without going into things, there is a twist, there is closure, and while I felt cheated from it at first the more I think about it the more it paints the character in a fascinating light.
Read this one, you won't be disappointed (for long).
To discuss this book is to discuss spoilers so without going into things, there is a twist, there is closure, and while I felt cheated from it at first the more I think about it the more it paints the character in a fascinating light.
Read this one, you won't be disappointed (for long).
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really unique book - Ward has a real knack for writing stories where you'll rarely be able to guess what happens next. I often have trouble following stories with many characters, so I did get a bit tangled up during this book, but everything made sense in the end. Really enjoyed this book!!
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Pretty sure this book broke my brain. A story within a story, sprinkled with haunting and horrors and magic.
This is absolutely a book that you finish and close, just to sit and think about everything that happened so that you can even understand the book-ception that you just went through.
The addition of chapters that are simply a list of words (which are riddles explained in the end) were fun and added to the overall theme of the story (stories?). Books exist in their own time and space and are certainly capable of ensnaring your attention and lives of your soul, and Looking Glass Sound definitely accomplishes that.
Honestly it should get a 5 star rating, but I literally just closed it and I am reeling from this rollercoaster of a read. Might come back and change it to a 5 after I've figured out what on earth is happening/has happened/will happen with Looking Glass Sound....
This is absolutely a book that you finish and close, just to sit and think about everything that happened so that you can even understand the book-ception that you just went through.
The addition of chapters that are simply a list of words (which are riddles explained in the end) were fun and added to the overall theme of the story (stories?). Books exist in their own time and space and are certainly capable of ensnaring your attention and lives of your soul, and Looking Glass Sound definitely accomplishes that.
Honestly it should get a 5 star rating, but I literally just closed it and I am reeling from this rollercoaster of a read. Might come back and change it to a 5 after I've figured out what on earth is happening/has happened/will happen with Looking Glass Sound....
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Whoa.
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes