2.82k reviews for:

Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

3.45 AVERAGE

medium-paced
tense 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

Not at all what I expected. It was the most compelling book about absolutely nothing at all
funny informative reflective 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
dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I almost DNFed this book so many times. I stuck it out, and it wasn't worth it. I listened to the audio, and hated the narrator only to find out that it was the author herself. I wonder if I would've liked it better and been more engaged if I'd read it instead of listened, but it was a little all over the place with the main plot, the Bruno plot, and the Neanderthal stuff. 
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Not worth it
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DID NOT FINISH: 20%

Boring and a bit pretentious. The narrator/MC is an unlikable sociopath. Yikes.
funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark informative mysterious 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
funny reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Brilliant throughout, but ending fizzled out a little