Reviews

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

thatweaverlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.25

nic78's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

paoakalani's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jesslolsen's review against another edition

4.0

Unique, disturbing, thought provoking and perfectly written. Such a bizarre topic but I couldn’t stop listening.

cadmanreads's review against another edition

4.0

There is so much to really enjoy in this book and I liked it more than I initially thought I would.

My problem is...I don't like the premise of Bookeaters..everything else was excellent. Eating books doesn't make sense to me. How can you absorb the words as they are mashed between teeth? It was a struggle to suspend my disbelief every time the act was performed in the book. Otherwise, this is a 5 star book.

I was surprised by how dark the tone of the book was, this made the book much more enjoyable. I can definitely see the comparisons to 'Let the right one in' which was another plus point.
The audiobook presentation is great and has a nice interview between the author and the narrator.

The Waterstones edition of the book also has an exclusive epilogue.

red981456's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

latasharm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

lyricray's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

lexruthor's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

sdloomer's review against another edition

Perhaps I need to come back to this. The first thirty or so pages were not enough to keep me reading.