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andotherworlds's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 // This unfortunately touted a more compelling premise and opening chapter than actual execution. It simply read a bit too l’art pour l’art for my personal taste.
leahmorbs's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Xenophobia, Death, and Racial slurs
mairhap's review against another edition
4.0
"This must be what hell is like... To have the same beauty constantly before you, so your eye can never rest on anything ugly or plain"
Such a unique book and so beautifully written it captivates you into its weirdness from the very first page, till the last one.
A rotting society trapped in paradise sleepwalking through their lives until the new Messiah, Manolis, produced by God's vomit this time, to fit with the state of the world, comes to set things in order without anyone, including Manolis himself really knowing how or why he was put into that position, no less a pawn, a tool, than everyone else.
This book puts you into a journey, written in such a haunting, poetic and dream-like way yet, with vivid metaphors and never shying away from the cruelty and the brutallity of the world. It is a book that once you read it, you will always remember it.
namekeeper's review
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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