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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
AHHH I loved this book. It’s definitely a contender for my favorite of the year. The story is so complex and definitely gives Black Mirror energy. Also, the last section of the book got me a lot more emotional than I was expecting.
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this concept and the first few chapters. Unfortunately, I lost interest the more I read and it really dragged towards the end.
For a book that really tries to frame itself as a character drama, the characters are ultimately unsatisfying in many ways. While I understand the idea of indeterminacy is essential to this novel, I think there's a difference between resolving a moment in a character's life while leaving their future open and and sort of dropping their thread because they're non longer essential to the story. I'm not sure if that makes sense. There were some interesting and enjoyable elements, but overall the novel lacked finesse.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked this, but I wish I had not listened to the audiobook. Not because it was bad or anything. I think the length in conjunction with the very real feeling content was just difficult for me to stay engaged with as an audio.