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emma_classics97's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
I hated this book. It was a rare description that didn't link back to vaginas or penises. Not particularly imaginative in that regard. Had so much potential as a concept, but was so badly carried out.
skymountainlake's review
3.0
I actually read this twice, as I'd forgotten I'd read it the first time. That says the concept is strong, and the fact I continued says it has some solid writing and a good mystery "hook". However in the 2nd half you struggle to sympathise with the characters and the world spirals from plausible to a WWII similitude which is painfully obvious. Promising but fails to deliver something memorable
artbikes's review
4.0
I'd pair this dystopian London story with http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7743117-sacre-bleu
kjcharles's review
Less to it than meets the eye. Not enough plot--lots of terrible dystopian meaningful stuff isn't the same as a story--and it was clever but tbh it gave me the Dr Seuss feeling. (You know, how Dr Seuss does rhymes by just making up a goddamn word if he can't think of one, so it's not actually that impressive that it all rhymes.) It's not that hard to make a story read like fabulously clever allegory of racism and determination and terrorism if you set all the goalposts in the first place.
Meh, basically.
Meh, basically.
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