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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Unlike anything else I’ve read. Engrossing, remarkable, satisfying.
Was too slow paced for me I could not get into it
At first I thought this book was interminably slow and tedious, but then I realized I was just being an impatient reader. This book has a measured pace and takes its time, but it never meanders unnecessarily--which you only discover at the end. And the reveal is fantastic, feels very original, and, importantly, feels earned. It's only a thriller by the loosest definition. I'm not sure how to categorize it.
A ver, lo que había leído estaba bien (más de 200 páginas). Pero era simplemente eso, no había nada que me hiciera continuar, por mucho que me lo hubieran recomendado. Y como era un tocho considerable, lo dejo. La típica novela de intriga con sus toques japoneses. Y ya. Lo siento por la magnífica reseña que se marcó el ABC cultural en su momento, pero no es para tanto.
not a lot to say - i liked it, but had to push myself to get through this present from the father of my partner. the story twists and turns and has some political intrigue via a corrupt police department and their relationship with the press. but the thing that made reading this a good bit of work was the language - that flat, tone-less prose that so many writers seem to cling to these days to sell books - the language doesn't inspire or delight, it just does the job in the most clear, unimaginative way.
DNF
I bought this as a "recommended read" from a large book seller in the UK. This is the second time I have taken their recommendation, and the last.
I gave it a few hundred pages before I realised I wasn't even taking any of it in it was that boring. So I gave up. I can't really comment on the contents or the plot of the novel as I gave up - there are so many good books out there I just don't have the time to spend finishing boring ones...
I bought this as a "recommended read" from a large book seller in the UK. This is the second time I have taken their recommendation, and the last.
I gave it a few hundred pages before I realised I wasn't even taking any of it in it was that boring. So I gave up. I can't really comment on the contents or the plot of the novel as I gave up - there are so many good books out there I just don't have the time to spend finishing boring ones...