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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i thought it was the antiemetics department for entirely too long
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fairly solid spooky SCP story told via character vignettes. Nothing that particularly stands out on my end, but it's on the better end of "meh".
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine for the ARC!
I have not been familiar with SCP previously, so went into this book mostly blind. What a ride! It was a wholly original idea to me, and I read a lot of sci-fi. I don't know if this was on purpose given that this book has been gestating for a while, but with current events what they are, this seemed like a very timely book. I'll be on the lookout for author's other work!
The ending was weaker than the rest of the book, but the rest was so stellar, that I'll disregard my thoughts about the ending.
I have not been familiar with SCP previously, so went into this book mostly blind. What a ride! It was a wholly original idea to me, and I read a lot of sci-fi. I don't know if this was on purpose given that this book has been gestating for a while, but with current events what they are, this seemed like a very timely book. I'll be on the lookout for author's other work!
The ending was weaker than the rest of the book, but the rest was so stellar, that I'll disregard my thoughts about the ending.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thank you to Ballantine Books and NetGalley for the eARC!
This book was an absolute fever dream, and I honestly don't think I've ever read anything like it. If you've ever heard of the SCP Foundation before this, you will definitely be interested in this book. If you have ever enjoyed the absurdity of Welcome to Night Vale, or the mystery of Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation then I absolutely think this book is for you. I don't want to say too much because I think it's best to go into this book knowing as little about it as possible, but I know that the Marie Quinn is going to stay with me for a very long time. I absolutely tore through this book in a desperate bid to know more even when knowing more brought the book to some dark and absurd places. Spooky and tense, mysterious and eerie, this book is just absolutely fantastic.
This book was an absolute fever dream, and I honestly don't think I've ever read anything like it. If you've ever heard of the SCP Foundation before this, you will definitely be interested in this book. If you have ever enjoyed the absurdity of Welcome to Night Vale, or the mystery of Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation then I absolutely think this book is for you. I don't want to say too much because I think it's best to go into this book knowing as little about it as possible, but I know that the Marie Quinn is going to stay with me for a very long time. I absolutely tore through this book in a desperate bid to know more even when knowing more brought the book to some dark and absurd places. Spooky and tense, mysterious and eerie, this book is just absolutely fantastic.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read the original self published book, am excited to read what gets republished later this year!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Brilliant, creative, and mind-bending stories that touch one another delicately or overlap completely to make the whole. Unfortunately for me, I didn't feel that they integrated as well as they could have. I now understand that these were a bunch of separate stories, written over a decade, and they felt that way to me.
Reading this type of speculative science fiction is not my norm and I was impressed by the extraordinary inventiveness and depth of stories. That said, I found that the fractured form of the novel made it difficult for me to stay invested in the characters. Each time I felt a rhythm picking up, the story changed completely and it was like I was reading a new book and had to learn things all over again. Hah! A lot like the characters in the stories themselves!
Bottom line, the ideas were incredible if, at times, impenetrable and I'm not sorry that I gave it a go.
Reading this type of speculative science fiction is not my norm and I was impressed by the extraordinary inventiveness and depth of stories. That said, I found that the fractured form of the novel made it difficult for me to stay invested in the characters. Each time I felt a rhythm picking up, the story changed completely and it was like I was reading a new book and had to learn things all over again. Hah! A lot like the characters in the stories themselves!
Bottom line, the ideas were incredible if, at times, impenetrable and I'm not sorry that I gave it a go.