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Tangerine by Christine Mangan

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I didn´t like this at all. I wish I could have attended book club to see what everyone else thought of it. I think my enjoyment of the book went from a two star to a one star because I listened to the audio and the woman´s voice reading for Lucy was so breathy that I could hardly stand it. Every single time she said Lucy she said: Loo seeh, with a hard H at the end. The plot was interesting but too drawn out.

samdalefox's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

This is just a bad book all around. The praise quoted on the front of the book are all lies. This is an extremely poor imitation of genuinely good thrillers like 'The Talented Mr Ripley'. Poor writing, poor pacing, flat characters, and zero twists. Everything was obvious from the first chapter. I sped read the last third and only completed it because I was reading it on a plane.

Also this would have been so much more compelling if it leaned more into Lucy and Alice having a genuine romantic relationship, rather than perpetuating the toxic trope of “all lesbians are bad and crazy and unhealthily obsessed with their female friends”.

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tildahlia's review

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3.0

A page-turner that is evocative in parts, this is a serviceable summer read. Some of it felt a little clumsy to me and the motivations for some of the characters felt a little underdeveloped, which made it all seem a little fantastical (although I accept it's not always about being realistic). It's a quick and not very taxing read - probably 2.5 for me.

jocelyn73c's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lurker_stalker's review against another edition

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1.0

Holy shit that was terrible on so many levels. Seriously. Complete crap. Flat characters, an insane amount of gaslighting, and my bullshit meter exploded. I wouldn't have finished it at all except it was my suggestion for the upcoming Cocktail Hour show and I subjected two of my friends to it so I felt it was my duty. Ugh. At least we'll have fun talking about it. So there's that...

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