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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Nine Lives is a clever homage to Agatha Christie. The tone of the book reminded me of those great Christie and Hitchcock books I used to inhale when I first started reading mysteries, a little old fashioned sounding, with the hint of a solution just beyond my reach. I also loved all the literary references sprinkled throughout the book, especially the poetry lines. As the story advanced in short chapters headed by a countdown, I realized what we were being set up for, and I found myself wanting to learn more about the characters and how they were connected. I knew with enough information, I could figure out the ending. Of course, that was not to be as Swanson hid the solution until the end, which made for a very enjoyable read.
Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow and Custom House for an advance reader's copy.
Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow and Custom House for an advance reader's copy.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Paradoxical
I felt bad for the death of that nurse, he seemed like a good person, but the night he died he seemed to be in peace with his inner self and with the world and it really sounded like a good day to die. And I was happy to see him die in a painless way.
Jessica was quite the ride, the way she ran away and then figured that she was being followed. At some point I forgot what was happening and I was rooting for the killer to find her, then I remembered what was happening, that's when I realized how good the writer was.
I didn't really like that Jay person, he represents everything ugly about the humankind. This person's character is just tedious and disgusting and NGL I was low key excited for his death. And the writer delivered with this one. He deserved what happened to him.
There was a part in the book about this creepy person who called Jay. When I read it, I felt a strong sense of déjà vu. I thought to myself, 'I've read this somewhere else before.' It felt so familiar that I questioned whether I had actually read the book previously or not.
Then I remembered that I had read a very similar passage in the writer's other book, 'Before She Knew Him.' It was almost identical to the script featuring the lunatic Richard. That feeling of recognition was incredibly satisfying. I actually had to run to my library and search for it, and I was satisfied when I found it.
I know that some people might not be really into that, but this kind of familiarity just makes me feel a bit closer to the writer's mindset and makes more attached to the book.
One of the things that I really liked as well was the way the killer divided his victims, so if you were a good person, you'll die in peaceful way, but if you were a bad person, they'll make sure that you'll suffer.
I'm still not sure why the writer is so obsessed with the idea of killing some people because they're either a trashy humans or it's just a way to create balance in the world.
Although I get the idea behind the list that was created in this book, but I still believe that it was rather unfair to kill the innocent and leave those who actually committed the crime. If you're trying to create balance in a random world, then you shouldn't have acted randomly.
The book was written in a very clever way. The plot twist was reasonable. I just kinda miss the wow factor. But overall I enjoyed reading it.
I felt bad for the death of that nurse, he seemed like a good person, but the night he died he seemed to be in peace with his inner self and with the world and it really sounded like a good day to die. And I was happy to see him die in a painless way.
Jessica was quite the ride, the way she ran away and then figured that she was being followed. At some point I forgot what was happening and I was rooting for the killer to find her, then I remembered what was happening, that's when I realized how good the writer was.
I didn't really like that Jay person, he represents everything ugly about the humankind. This person's character is just tedious and disgusting and NGL I was low key excited for his death. And the writer delivered with this one. He deserved what happened to him.
There was a part in the book about this creepy person who called Jay. When I read it, I felt a strong sense of déjà vu. I thought to myself, 'I've read this somewhere else before.' It felt so familiar that I questioned whether I had actually read the book previously or not.
Then I remembered that I had read a very similar passage in the writer's other book, 'Before She Knew Him.' It was almost identical to the script featuring the lunatic Richard. That feeling of recognition was incredibly satisfying. I actually had to run to my library and search for it, and I was satisfied when I found it.
I know that some people might not be really into that, but this kind of familiarity just makes me feel a bit closer to the writer's mindset and makes more attached to the book.
One of the things that I really liked as well was the way the killer divided his victims, so if you were a good person, you'll die in peaceful way, but if you were a bad person, they'll make sure that you'll suffer.
I'm still not sure why the writer is so obsessed with the idea of killing some people because they're either a trashy humans or it's just a way to create balance in the world.
Although I get the idea behind the list that was created in this book, but I still believe that it was rather unfair to kill the innocent and leave those who actually committed the crime. If you're trying to create balance in a random world, then you shouldn't have acted randomly.
The book was written in a very clever way. The plot twist was reasonable. I just kinda miss the wow factor. But overall I enjoyed reading it.
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely loved this book! The short chapters make this one a very quick read and even though there are many characters as the title indicates, I enjoyed the dynamic each character brought and the way the author told each of their stories. Peter Swanson did an excellent job weaving in other pieces of classic literature to tie together various themes and the very end of the book will leave you shocked!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I read this book in a day! I couldn’t put it down.