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gulshanbatra's review against another edition
3.0
Riding on rather outsized expectations from the first two books in the series, this one was a disappointment. In many ways.
Right away, the book starts off on a weak footing, and the plot sort of doubles up on itself, while retaining little of the original charm and wit of the chase. As long as Arthur and Natsumi are the ones chasing with a clear agenda, as was the case in the first two books, the stories were tighter and more cohesive then what this ever manages to achieve.
There’s a tenuous link between this story and the earlier story, but it is very derivative and weak. Even his antics and cleverness - and as a result the story’s overall momentum- seem washed out. It’s ok in places, but nowhere near as impressive as the earlier two books.
Right away, the book starts off on a weak footing, and the plot sort of doubles up on itself, while retaining little of the original charm and wit of the chase. As long as Arthur and Natsumi are the ones chasing with a clear agenda, as was the case in the first two books, the stories were tighter and more cohesive then what this ever manages to achieve.
There’s a tenuous link between this story and the earlier story, but it is very derivative and weak. Even his antics and cleverness - and as a result the story’s overall momentum- seem washed out. It’s ok in places, but nowhere near as impressive as the earlier two books.
cpcabaniss's review against another edition
4.0
My full review can be found on my blog at:http://courtneysreads.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-billion-ways-to-die-reviewthoughts.html
I won this novel from a giveaway on goodreads and I really enjoyed it. There are only a few things that I did not enjoy about this book (and thus the 4/5 rating).
I won this novel from a giveaway on goodreads and I really enjoyed it. There are only a few things that I did not enjoy about this book (and thus the 4/5 rating).
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