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2.82 AVERAGE
2.82 AVERAGE
It seemed to me to be dull,dull,dull for the first
two hundred pages, a preponderance of
Pygmalion-like prose as the main character
is transformed into someone else. After that
it only gets mildly interesting, and I think
pretty predictable, although I could not guess
exactly how it would turn out.
And the ending is just a fizzle.
Skip this one.
two hundred pages, a preponderance of
Pygmalion-like prose as the main character
is transformed into someone else. After that
it only gets mildly interesting, and I think
pretty predictable, although I could not guess
exactly how it would turn out.
And the ending is just a fizzle.
Skip this one.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed a book before it comes out! I feel like I have secret info to impart to you
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first 100 pages were okay so I decided to stick with it but the ending was HORRIBLE! I am so annoyed with it, it left so many things unanswered and we didn’t even learn her real name
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Weird concept - intriguing as it was very different from other things I’ve read, but I wanted more of a plot. Also found the ending very confusing.
Uhhh to be completely honest I’m so confused. I feel like we had such a long build up for such a strange conclusion and then shes just okay with it...? Idk. It was enough to keep me intrigued but I did not like it much.
Huh. Well. I’ll say this- I gave it two stars instead of one, because the premise was very intriguing.
But the book was messy. Our (unarmed) protagonist was so much of a blank slate it didn’t make anything that happened to her, narratively or mentally, resonant. When a character becomes changed or obsessive, it’s tense or unnerving to be on that journey as they change. If we know barely anything about that character in the first place, like in this book, how can we feel that tension?
Her opinions of people would change sporadically. The stakes and danger and themes of obsession were so intense from the beginning there wasn’t anywhere to go. The ending seemed a bit random. There was a moment in the middle, right after the interview, where they tease something else happening that doesn’t really come though ever again.
Alas.
But the book was messy. Our (unarmed) protagonist was so much of a blank slate it didn’t make anything that happened to her, narratively or mentally, resonant. When a character becomes changed or obsessive, it’s tense or unnerving to be on that journey as they change. If we know barely anything about that character in the first place, like in this book, how can we feel that tension?
Her opinions of people would change sporadically. The stakes and danger and themes of obsession were so intense from the beginning there wasn’t anywhere to go. The ending seemed a bit random. There was a moment in the middle, right after the interview, where they tease something else happening that doesn’t really come though ever again.
Alas.