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220 reviews for:

The Beetle

Richard Marsh

3.33 AVERAGE


studied this for my diss and honestly i still couldn’t really tell you what happens in it.

The story is interesting and raises interesting questions about the society in which the author lived. Gender roles, sexuality, even social strata make an appearance. However, the writing style made the reading go uphill. It is full of unnecessary passages that lengthened the novel without reason.

se me ha hecho muy liviano de leer y le antagonista es una leyenda, la única pega que le pongo es el final tan ??

atherton no merece derechos
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Read for Vict/Edw book club July 2023.

Decent. Starts out pretty spooky, kinda falls apart at the end.

Not for folks who are afraid of bugs, probably.

I started with the dead tree version. Then I had spinning to do for the Tour de Fleece, so I let the Librivox version carry me through the last half of the book.
dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated

If you liked The Mummy, you’ll probably be into this. I was a little on the fence at first, but it was a fun time. I loved Marjorie, and there were parts of this book that really freaked me out. I can’t give it the full five stars because so much of it was so blatantly racist and it made me too angry.
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Okay, a star off for pervasive racism, but this books slaps.