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The Head Of Professor Dowell by Alexander Belyaev

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beckarooni's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

trioplan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lalaliaaa's review against another edition

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This book is supposedly an ethical exploration of performing experiments on humans with the efforts of reviving their consciousness after death.

The story was too straightforward which wouldn't be a problem if the event's weren't getting too repetitive at one point. I was waiting for a plot twist but it never showed up despite reading halfway through . The writing was too mediocre. There was more telling than showing. I didn't enjoy that. At some point it felt like reading a text message. There was no buildup between events. Things just happened.

Honestly, I think the idea was quite interesting but it's execution was lousy. To be fair, I didn't read the remainder so I can't comment whether things remained the same or improved because I was too exhausted to continue. I was quite dissapointed. Perhaps, I expected too much.