Reviews

The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

izzykathryn's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-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

2.0

admorobo's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

hallformusic's review against another edition

1.5

this book did not make the slightest dent in my memory. what’s it about? who knows. 

jennyluwho's review against another edition

4.0

An eloquent tale that interested me with its comparisons of cult vs. Christianity and, really, good vs. evil. The author has hewn glass into a diamond, and I very much enjoyed the different angles I was forced to think through.

itsdeenlee's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Rape, and Sexual violence

giraffeinabookstore's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

getthatbagel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

kimscozyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

The writing style was mostly really compelling; my one nitpick is there's lines sprinkled throughout that are pretty pretentious and hard to read- just oddly structured, with adjectives that stand out as trying too hard to sound poetic. This aside, it's really good prose, I think.  Impressive stuff

The perspectives and point in the timeline slide around a little more than I'd prefer, and I think cutting John Leal's pages entirely would be great.  But it's such a good picture of problems compounding and things falling apart in 2 very young people's lives. 

prose_before_sews's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hannahreadsstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5