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Hum

Helen Phillips

3.61 AVERAGE

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r_s_tea's review

4.0

I was glad to be reminded by a back-cover review that discomfort was the point here because oh boy did Phillips find the sweet spot of “not so terrible that you can rage against it but still icky feels.” I did take to some reddit discussions after the final scene and was glad I did - I’m a bit out of practice reading subtle + brainy and some guiding community discourse was welcome. Mad respect for this one.

calafia's review

4.25
dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

corynprince's review

3.25
dark emotional reflective fast-paced
emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

deanyemery87's review

3.0
emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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torturedreadersdept's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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
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genderenby's review

4.25
challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

As a certified AI hater, this was so good to read. It didn’t help with the ever present despair in my heart, it might have even added more, but I think this type of story is really important to read, especially now 

alallegra13's review

4.5
adventurous informative reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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simone3993's review


It was too dark and too real for me at this time. 

laurencs's review

4.0

very black mirror-esque. definitely read the end notes