Reviews - The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

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The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

P. Djèlí Clark

4.01 AVERAGE

gameovermike's review

4.0

adventurous dark fast-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

Clark continues to write some of my favorite fantasy stories. Sharp, fast, witty.

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katiegrrrl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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jazzylinkage's review

4.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cometflyinghigh's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny fast-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

obsidiaen_'s review against another edition

4.25

fast-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: N/A

jadedmerkel's review

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

craftyournirvhannah's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sophiastuart's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rhyme_not_reason's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny tense fast-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: Complicated

There's a clashing of modern terms being used in this novella's high fantasy setting that threw me off while reading. Other than that, this book was enjoyable.

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amy_bc's review

4.25

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Another great novel from P. Djèlí Clark. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins is full of action, funny dialogue and strong characters. I don’t know how Clark has managed to include immersive world building, character development, tense action, and topics like religious mythology, indentured servitude and class systems in such a short book. I loved the power that he gave the women throughout the story and didn’t fall back on the typical oppression of women trope that so many male authors use as a tool for our FMC to overcome.

Such a remarkable tale. I could read more about this world and never get bored.

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