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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
dark
funny
fast-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:
Yes
This was a reread. The blurb and cover had me intrigued to read it again to see if I liked it more. It's more of lukewarm feelings. It was ok but not enough pages, plot or whatnot to get into it or get attached to anything
Better at the beginning (during the bumbling detection) than at the end (when the 'action' happens). Overall, OK.
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
More or less matches the plot of the pilot episode of the TV show with a few details about the narrator changed, but takes a wildly different direction once he gets to the hotel room...
Upon finishing the short story I had this strange sense of deja vu -- and not just because I've recently been binging on the TV show. Dug through my bookshelf and found issue 24 of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern that I originally read "Bored to Death" in back in 2007. I remember enjoying it then too.
Upon finishing the short story I had this strange sense of deja vu -- and not just because I've recently been binging on the TV show. Dug through my bookshelf and found issue 24 of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern that I originally read "Bored to Death" in back in 2007. I remember enjoying it then too.