Reviews

Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay

vlc91199's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

Very tense! Never knew what was gonna happen next. I liked all the different points of view 

alicekd's review

tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Islamophobia

frannie_rose's review

adventurous dark reflective medium-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? No

vandermeer's review

2.0

Fängt gut an, aber bei Dreiviertel ist die Luft raus. Ich ertappe mich beim Überfliegen und habe eigentlich keine Lust mehr. Es ist ganz gut geschrieben, aber keiner der Protagonisten ist besonders interessant oder sympathisch und es passiert nicht viel. Ich werde jetzt ein paar Rezensionen lesen, die sind wahrscheinlich unterhaltsamer. Hoffentlich verrät jemand das Ende, damit ich es nicht selbst lesen muss.
Nachtrag: Danke an Brandon, der eine schöne Zusammenfassung der Geschehnisse schreibt. Gut, dass ich es mir nicht antun muss, das ist an Klischee nicht zu überbieten.

cymshady's review

5.0

4.5 ⭐️ rounded up because I could not put this one down!

Wow! The short chapters kept me excited and I didn’t figure out the antagonist until the last few pages. I enjoyed the larger cast of characters and how they interacted with each other in various parts of the novel. Probably won’t go on an elevator for awhile kthxbye

kellijoy's review against another edition

4.0

I picked up this book after Stephen King tweeted that it was a must read. It was a tough one to get ahold of from the library (probably because of the recommendation and it just came out)and I eventually just took out the large print. Anyway, on to the book. Linwood Barclay weaves a story based in New York that involves politics, journalism, and quite a bit of death via elevators. It’s a frightening tale that you could see happening in such a vertical city like NY. While the tag line on the front makes it sound like a cheesy read, “when the doors close he’s got you”, it’s not the case at all. About half way through the book the author has you wrapped up in the twists and turns and fully invested in some of the characters lives that when it all comes to a shocking end, you feel like your best friends moved away after a terrible tragedy. Good recommendation Mr. King.

lisawhelpley's review against another edition

5.0

4 for the boom and the fifth star for the highly entertaining narration of the audio book by Johnathan McClain.

dostoyevskyism's review

1.0

I am wondering why didn’t I just drop it instead of wasting my time. It lacked so much from the characterisation to the actual plot, the characters were so shallow and seemed like they got plucked out from “a run of the mill” soap tv show.
at some point, I really though it was a parody on mystery/thriller genre, and I wish it were the case because then this book would have been less disappointing.

liliravioli's review

5.0

entertaining, super plottwists, interessante charaktere und einsichten

judithdcollins's review against another edition

5.0

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