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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
slow-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
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book. A time travel who dunnit with so many twists and turns. Cleverly written with respect to both plot and language. My cup of tea!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was not what I expected, so maybe that’s my fault… but I just found it way too complicated and seemingly unending. The premise of a murder-mystery meets groundhog-day book sounds exciting I guess, but there was just way too much going on and all of the characters fell flat :( I can’t bring myself to rate it too low, however, because I have to admit that the author’s a genius for having the idea in the first place.
My brain… hurts. I guess it came together in the end but I didn’t necessarily enjoy the sheer volume of information I had to consume and keep track of to get there.
“Too little information and you’re blind, too much and you’re blinded.”
I was definitely blinded.
“Too little information and you’re blind, too much and you’re blinded.”
I was definitely blinded.
It takes about 100-some odd pages to actually start getting somewhere. Convoluted and a bit hard to keep track of the characters. However, I liked the aspect of seeing the crime from multiple points of view. Lends itself to being read more than once. Despite knowing the ending, I believe a 2nd go-through will definitely be easier.
Second time reading this, this time alongside my family for our weekly book club. They really loved it but was not as memorable for me the second time around :/
I haven't wanted to read a book with this much anticipation in a WHILE. A beloved podcast based in the UK covered it in February, and it wasn't released in the US until September.
Anyways - it lived up to my mental hype! Creepy, clever, complex murder mystery; I was consistently engrossed and in the dark about what might have happened (..but it wasn't so complicated that it made no sense or failed to have a satisfying ending).
Might be a fun one for book club due to the novelty of the form/premise.
Anyways - it lived up to my mental hype! Creepy, clever, complex murder mystery; I was consistently engrossed and in the dark about what might have happened (..but it wasn't so complicated that it made no sense or failed to have a satisfying ending).
Might be a fun one for book club due to the novelty of the form/premise.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes