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bethanyceinwen's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
archerisonline's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
read this for my uni course and was pleasantly surprised!! i think it starts really strong and loses some momentum, but the ending is great. witty and one of a kind. a little dry! a little boring at times! but overall enjoyable.
nayana20's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
miles_151's review
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
kinda crazy. idrk what to say about this book cos I still am not entirely sure what's going on but it was a little bit mind boggling and I love it for that
lostintime_73's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-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
2.0
Graphic: Incest
zoekyriacou's review against another edition
4.0
This is original, thought provoking and has a dry wit which I found very amusing. I think it is an interesting and explicit exploration of themes of madness, religion, authorship and free-will. The novel is most engaging to me when Caroline is at the forefront. However, I was inattentive to the intricacies of the mystery plot. Expect much repetition and intentional mundanity and hackneyed tropes- as meta fiction it is a scathing satire on conventional realism. I am enjoying analysing this book for university, but don’t know how much I would enjoy it as a reading for pleasure book?
hrlukz's review against another edition
I think I shall review this like an old man writing a film review for the guardian and say it was RIOTOUSLY GOOD FUN
coupes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
daisiep's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed all the aspects of Caroline knowing she was in a book, but didn't care about any other part of it. Got especially bored when Caroline and Laurence were injured and then were barely in the book for a bit (but I get that that was the point). Also got a bit bored of all the mentions of Catholicism and didn't really understand them even as an ex-catholic. I did really enjoy the meta aspects of it but wish it had been taken further.