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hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
This book’s writing style won’t be for everyone— it certainly wasn’t for me. It’s choppy and pulls you out of the story too often. The commentary felt pretentious, I wish the author had just written a book on the history of the mystery genre. I see the love put into it but it just really didn’t work for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and War