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City of Ash and Red by Pyun Hye-young

pea_che's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

cameroncl's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Incredibly bleak and claustrophobic. Echoes of The Trial and Blindness. Creepy as all hell to read after the last three years, given its setting.

sam_2's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

uka's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

samliu621's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.25

idogrocker's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

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littlefemur's review against another edition

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2.0

Well-written and so boring. This review explains better than I could (spoiler alert) https://www.tor.com/2018/11/09/book-reviews-city-of-ash-and-red-by-hye-young-pyu/comment-page-1/

mxleigh's review against another edition

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5.0

Refreshing to read an artful piece. Nightmarish, but far from unreal.

schomj's review against another edition

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That was... a lot. Not even sure what to say.

CW: murder, rape, animal killing, other stuff too but at this point it seems unnecessary to keep listing things.

afternoonweather's review against another edition

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2.0

this book is really strange (just read it), it started with a really powerful background story of the man but the more i continued reading it the more i felt bored.. the ending didnt satisfy me at all