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The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

roninil's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

pomelone's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

tcoogan03's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

purplewidow's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

ashleyerobertson's review against another edition

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

3.75

bookwormamber's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.25

bobnb9j's review against another edition

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5.0

I teetered between 4 and 5 so I'll say 4.55 stars and round up. A little slow at first but once it gets moving, it is an extraordinary tale! Mr. Lawrence created a unique world and does an amazing job of telling two stories that overlap in a library but not like any library you could ever imagine. It holds potential salvation (Livira), a sanctuary or prison for the other (Evar) as a battle looms in the future. Confused? So was I at first but wow, does it get interesting. In my opinion, well worth the read (or listen). I'll probably read it again as I feel like I will gain more the second time around.

waldkauzz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious

4.25

livia7552's review against another edition

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5.0

I don’t even have words for this book but this is definitely going into my this-is-art shelf!!

bukephalos0603's review against another edition

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Didn‘t get into it, then read some reviews that there are time shenanigans, and no don’t want to read something like that right now