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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
An interesting plot with well thought-out characters, drawn out over far too many pages, weighted down with lengthy diversions into string theory (snore) and First World War studies (which I found fascinating). Most of all, I found the author's inconsistent use of voice--he switches from second (UGH!) to third person narrative, frequently in the midst of a chapter--to be distracting and irritating rather than clever. If Murray's editors had forced him to reign it all it a bit, I think I'd have enjoyed it much more.
dark
emotional
funny
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked this book in the beginning. Some paragraphs and lines were absolutely amazing. The book started to lose steam, though. There were a lot of characters and it really could have been edited down to be half as long as it was. I started to get bored toward the end. What started off as fantastic fizzled out, especially in the "Skippy's dead" section.
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes