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meme_too2's review against another edition
2.0
It is definitely time for me to read a happy book.
This was a weird book. At 200 pages, I thought the book seemed "done". So Jasper did it, big deal. I guess nobody knows for sure, and that's the thing.
Something is terribly wrong with me, because now I'm reading "Drood".
So much easier reading than Dickens, I must say.
This was a weird book. At 200 pages, I thought the book seemed "done". So Jasper did it, big deal. I guess nobody knows for sure, and that's the thing.
Something is terribly wrong with me, because now I'm reading "Drood".
So much easier reading than Dickens, I must say.
fendeviper's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
carabowdit's review against another edition
3.0
i really like the characters but there's a really excessive amount of borderline unreadable purple prose especially in the first "half" of the novel. it's pretty enjoyable once it simmers down and gets over itself in the latter half, and i especially love rosa's arc
soniapage's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great mystery and it's a shame we'll never know how it ends. It's starts off slowly but really picks up around page 90 or so. As usual with Dickens' books, there are a lot of details that seem unnecessary but turn out meaning something in the end. What end?!?
violetturtledove's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I'm not sure it's fair to review an unfinished manuscript, but it's Dickens and a) he gets plenty of praise and b) he's dead so I don't think he'll mind.
I found this, unfortunately, a bit of a slow start. The atmosphere is good, going from idyllic to creepy, and most of the characters are lively and interesting but some of the plot points didn't really grab my attention in the first part.
I was able to make a guess of 'whodunnit' before I knew for sure what 'it' was, now at the end I still think he did something but who knows if it was the actual murder. I got quite into this by the end, despite knowing it was going to be cut short. A shame that a lot of questions will never be answered but I suppose it gives academics plenty to debate about.
natashazaleski's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
iamcurie's review against another edition
5.0
Starts off slow but towards the end it gets really thrilling
EDIT: The english wikipedia article about the books gives some great insights into the possible solution and where Dickens might have been going with this book. If you cant stand the idea of the story being open-ended, i recommend reading the article. But i STRONGLY recommend to read the book first =)
EDIT: The english wikipedia article about the books gives some great insights into the possible solution and where Dickens might have been going with this book. If you cant stand the idea of the story being open-ended, i recommend reading the article. But i STRONGLY recommend to read the book first =)
bgatsch's review against another edition
3.0
When your mystery is unfinished, the answer is going to seem obvious. This isn't Dickens at his best.
norassick's review against another edition
3.0
noooo i didn’t know dickens died halfway this is why the writing style changed omg, anyway i usually do not fuck with Dickens (except my man sydney carton he’s SEXY) but this was good albeit sad