105 reviews for:

Beast In View

Margaret Millar

3.7 AVERAGE


Brilliant!! Except for the 5 min the detective seemed randomly in love with Helen? Why??? And it just came and went for no reason. Otherwise great book!!!!!
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mark5327's review

dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The cover was awesome!

The story, eh.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mcrenshaw96's review

2.5
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4.5 - Millar is a minimalist, literary master of prose, in addition to being a formative genre writer. This short book surprises with inventive, lyrical gems that make crime writing shockingly gorgeous.
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catechism's review

2.75
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

That was a lot of fun! I would suggest reading this one straight through in one sitting.