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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A struggling novelist steals the plot of his next book from a former student--and a lot of guilt/hand-wringing/internal monologues ensue. I found the main character's life as a struggling writer and professor to be believable and pretty interesting. Unfortunately, the bulk of the book is fixated on the stolen plot--and before it's revealed we're led to believe that it's something earth-shattering...in reality, it's familiar if you've watched the first season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The actual book is OK even if you don't go along with the greatness of the story within the story, but it relies on the main character being a dumb-dumb in order to execute its predictable final twists. P.S. There is no way Steven Spielberg would direct a movie based on the book within the book--maybe David Fincher?
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Started off really slow but I progressively became enraptured with the story. I found the ending to be very predictable but there were minor twists that kept me reading until the end.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
A super fun summer read. I’d guested the ending about three-quarters in, but the author does make you question your ending until the last 20 pages. Good writing and character development.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Incredibly pretentious. Predictable. It was easy to figure out the who done it within the first 100 pages. The twists were not twisty. To claim a plot is a “sure thing” when it was not good at all….man.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No