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reading_to_write's Reviews (207)
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
Excellent book, best fiction of 2024!
Simplistic writing, characters that were all…. Typical/ cookie-cutter…. And a premise that is easily seen…
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Montell is a good writer: this is entertaining and informative. However, it began to read very formulaic very quickly. And it struck me as a book written around a thesis, where the writer just looks for evidence that supports their arguments.
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
It took me a bit to settle into the rhythm and spirit of this book, but once I did- wow! Rich prose, wonderful place and landscape writing, and a profound exploration of the human experience, along with the very Deep subterranean spaces of the earth. If you struggle with this book at first, stick with it a few chapters. Payoff is worth it.
— this is the most panicky i have ever felt reading a book. I’m claustrophobic, and just reading his writing about passing through some of the tight spaces he did made me feel as though I was there. That is good writing!
— this is the most panicky i have ever felt reading a book. I’m claustrophobic, and just reading his writing about passing through some of the tight spaces he did made me feel as though I was there. That is good writing!
adventurous
dark
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:
No
I read this in concert with “The Underland: A Deep Time Journey,” a nonfiction book by Robert McFarland. I had no idea this book existed: I found it tense in that you know there’s some type of horror at its center, well conveyed by the Time Traveler, thrown in with some philosophy.
Dark material, unlike able characters; wasn’t hitting me right.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A page-turning ghost mystery and a delightful summer read.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
It’s dark material. But it’s an important work, and well balanced between reportage and lyrical writing. There’s so much art in the writing, which is what makes it an emotional book and read. I loved the authors voice, and how she alternated between a literary and a narrative journalism voice. It CAN be hard to spend so much time immersed in so many wanton deaths, but the epilogue more than makes up for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Murder
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced