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Strange Houses

Uketsu

3.73 AVERAGE

zaraandrews's review against another edition

5.0

A really interesting mystery, which was still able to have an interesting twist.

draculow's review against another edition

2.5

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: No

It was interesting enough, but nothing super special. The ending was confusing and abrupt.

nstev's review against another edition

4.0

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: Complicated

Content Warnings

tallahassee's review against another edition

2.25

Very fun premise and strong first half, but after that the story got very convoluted for a book that short. I think had this been 500 pages there would have been time to actually untangle the plot threads, but because it wasn't, it felt like a bunch of names and concepts got thrown at me very fast in a way I found hard to keep up with.

betweenthepagesreviews's review against another edition

4.0

A clever book. I really enjoyed the first 2/3s where they are confused by different floor plans and try to understand why these oddities exist such as a child’s room with no windows and a random extra walled in space in the kitchen. This part is told through conversations as Uketsu and his friend try to understand what is happening in these houses. It’s the final 3rd that slightly lost me as we are told about what is going on and why the houses have all been built this way. However the epilogue reignites the intrigue and makes you question some of what you have learned in that last 3rd which I found interesting.

I would definitely want to read Strange Pictures and the upcoming Strange Buildings after having read this book.