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The Strange Bird by Jeff VanderMeer

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becksbecks's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

janna137's review

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adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

kelseylitsliftsanddips's review against another edition

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3.75

So, I didn’t realize when I read this that it was part of a series and had a book that and before it. Oops. It definitely would’ve added another layer to the story, but I also don’t think I missed too much reading this as a standalone. I still found this incredibly eerie and disturbing, as I tend to most sci-fi dystopian books. Us humans hold a lot of power to determine the future of our world, and it always disturbs me to read authors’ visions of ways that we may mess it up.

caffeinatedbookwoorm's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

thetoastedbagel's review against another edition

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1.0

I’m really struggling to understand what this book is about, two masters degrees in advanced psychology and I can’t figure it out. Is it about the government? Escaping an abusive relationship? Being a woman in society? Just a random string of abandoned plots thrown together?