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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rare occasion that I didn’t love “and all of this was a book the narrator was writing” ending. It just kinda felt like a boring and obvious way to have all that in depth reflection at the end. It took me out of it. I will say I started to lose interest towards the end but I think that may have just been out of frustration with the situation Theo kept putting himself in despite the walls crashing down around him. There were so so so many things that could have been avoided if he had just stood up to Boris just once. Im just a Boris hater, from the first time he showed up I was not a fan so when he reappeared at the worst possible time I was very stressed
I will say that I did not see the twist of Boris stealing the painting at all! I was shocked!
I will say that I did not see the twist of Boris stealing the painting at all! I was shocked!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
wow!!! beautifully written and engaging and i loved it! a long read but worth it
I wanted to love this book. And it was lovely writing and a solid plot. And there certainly were some thought provoking themes. But I felt like the same could have been accomplished in half the number of pages — I found myself muscling through it by the end.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This read like a classic in that it had some very beautiful descriptions and a rich narrative and also in that it was 300 pages longer than it needed to be and I was constantly jumpscared by bafflingly casual racism.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
i wanted to give this up a million times in the “later years” of theo’s life but honestly i am soooo glad i stuck it out because i really do like this book. i desperately wish it was just a little bit shorter, while also really loving how DEEP and in depth these beautiful run on sentences can get. utterly mundane and completely fascinating. tbh i am tempted to give this a 3.5 but honestly the journey was worth is so 4 stars it is!!
Infuriating novel. To begin with I loved it and was carried along by the storyline and use of language. But as I went deeper it became rambling, confused and too long.
Good descriptions of the Las Vegas suburbs and New York –I found myself looking up the street names and districts on google maps to give me a feel of where I was – which is always a good sign for me that I am feeling a real sense of place.
I wanted to like more of the characters but found that I could only really relate to Hobie and Pippa.
Twenty-four hours after completing it, I still can't stop thinking about it...
Good descriptions of the Las Vegas suburbs and New York –I found myself looking up the street names and districts on google maps to give me a feel of where I was – which is always a good sign for me that I am feeling a real sense of place.
I wanted to like more of the characters but found that I could only really relate to Hobie and Pippa.
Twenty-four hours after completing it, I still can't stop thinking about it...