Reviews - The Family Experiment

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The Family Experiment

John Marrs

4.08 AVERAGE

babs_b's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

siakou96's review against another edition

4.0

This book was so close to being perfect, it truly impressed me! Initially I struggled to get into, the first half was definitely a bit difficult to follow which is the only reason I couldn’t give it a 5 star rating.
It was dense, with many characters and even more things happening all the time but I stuck with it and it paid off big time!

Once you manage the initial struggle you’ll be rewarded with a mind-blowing experience. The twists were brilliantly executed, and upon reflection, their plausibility in our potential future only added to their impacts. Also, the way every character arc was satisfyingly resolved, it was chefs kiss.

I'm grateful I didn't give up on it, I would have missed out on a truly exceptional read.

Big thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan for the digital ARC!

thealiyahdanielle's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

my first book of marrs and i will definitely be reading more! truly couldn’t put it down. 4.5 is because things wrapped up a little too nicely, would have been nice to leave some things unresolved, as is life — however, i love the complexity of the social commentary that weaves throughout this narrative. highly recommend!

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