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tessatumyol's review against another edition
3.0
Cool to learn more about Hedy Lamarr. Writing felt rushed and meh at times and the ending felt unfinished. Great story though!
lisakerd's review against another edition
DNF 27% I also tried reading The Mystery of Mrs. Christie and got equally as far, but both times Marie Benedict’s writing feels like she just read the Wikipedia page about these famous women and then tried to write historical fiction about them in the first person. She has a very forced, unnatural way of feeding the reader the biographical information without a sense of really bringing the celebrity to life. She also makes the narrators annoyingly naive-sounding instead of strong heroines.
smiles11's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I found I actually enjoyed this fiction work about Hedy Lamarr. It has inspired me to want to read a biography on her, which I have already added to my TBR pile .
hkan's review against another edition
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
bookcase16's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
lilliebear's review against another edition
3.0
The storyline was great, and I love historical fiction based on real life characters. However, 2/3 of the book is in the character’s prior to the US world and then the rest seems very rushed. It was slow once she makes it to Hollywood then maybe the last 30 pages it all happened. So, a huge pacing issue for me. Boo.
jansbookcorner's review against another edition
3.0
My January book club selection. I wanted to love this book. What an interesting story it promised to be. While there were glimpses of headed that way, I felt a little let down when I finished. I wanted more details, especially about Ms Lamarr's inventions. We did have an interesting discussion and afterwards I watched the Netflix documentary - Bombshell - which filled in some of the blanks.
jaimielein's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0