3.71k reviews for:

The Likeness

Tana French

4.1 AVERAGE

raymond_murphy's review against another edition

3.0

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wow the premise of this book was so completely believable that i was distracted by it through out. much like "in the woods," i thought that these were some of the crappiest cops ever. the prose is fun though and i won't deny that i stayed up too late more than once trying to finish it...but really.

tabbicat13's review against another edition

2.0

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I have never spent so long trying to force myself to finish a book. I’m just saying if someone murdered me and found my doppelgänger to try and fit into my life and find my murderer….it would never work out like this book wants ya to believe lol

scythe_2006's review against another edition

3.75

slow-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

fl303's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sienamystic's review against another edition

4.0

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I enjoyed the first one (with a specific quibble) but I think this one was overall stronger, even if I think it could have been trimmed back just a hair to tighten some things up. Still, I like French's writing style, and I thinks she does a fantastic job of drawing you into her main character's emotional landscape, so I'll be continuing happily with this series.

nefeli's review against another edition

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Tana French takes a fairly ridiculous concept and moulds it into a fascinating character study. The first Dublin Murder Squad book left me in awe -not because of its mystery aspect but because of its characterization. The second one follows suit.

gingerj6513's review against another edition

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I just found reading this tedious.

bookstax's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lilyst's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cinabq's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No