Reviews

The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes by Nick Bantock

ferrisscottr's review

3.0

Meh

This one felt rushed. Still a mystery, still intriguing but rushed.

The correspondence continues...will they ever meet? Is it possible for them to meet? Are they in parallel worlds? How crazy can this story go?

qontfnns's review

4.0

Kaya jilid 1-nya, The Golden Mean lebih condong ke art book dengan narasi yang dibaca untuk cuci mata, dan pengalaman taktil membuka-buka surat orang lain, walaupun ngintip surat orang lain rasanya menggairahkan untuk pertama kali, tapi sekarang biasa saja. Dikit banget perkembangan plot yang bisa didapet dalam beberapa lembar kartu pos dan surat ini, tapi emang plot bukan titik berat buku ini sih. Bukunya open ending dengan time skip yang tidak terduga dan pesan dari Sabine yang menimbulkan tanda tanya, cukup bikin penasaran untuk membaca kelanjutannya. Aku apresiasi kemampuan penulis untuk menjaga suspense dalam wadah yang begitu sempit. Yang utama, ilustrasinya memuaskan banget secara estetik. Buku ini b aja untuk Qonita pembaca, tapi menyenangkan sekali untuk Qonita kolektor.

thedisfiguredpeach's review

5.0

I thought this was the last book, but it does not seem like it!

jo_in_bookland's review

4.0

Still beautiful the second time around. Will the new fourth volume answer the mystery?

brinastewart's review

4.0

What?! That is all!!! What does it all mean? Intrigue and alluding to an ending but what really happened? I found there are more books..., I have to read them!

book_nut's review

4.0

It is a very good thing I got these to read one right after the other; I can't imagine having to wait years for the next installment!

pathulu's review

4.0

?????? what the fuck

sarahfett's review

5.0

The story is beautiful, but I would like more answers. Maybe that is part of the beauty. I'm looking for the next trilogy that continues the story.

sonshinelibrarian's review

3.25

I definitely enjoyed this the least of the three. The ending is the main reason. I'll put my reason under a spoiler warning here:

The thing I love about the first two books is that you really are left wondering whether there is a Sabine, if this is all in Griffin's head, what the truth is. This one eliminates so much of the mystery and ambiguity by the postscript and it made me annoyed.

archaicgambit's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

The art is stunning as per usual. I love the epistolary format. It leaves the right amount of holes in the narrative. Yet I still longed for more in the resolution.