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The Changeling by Victor LaValle

lolajoan's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If this were a movie it would be directed by Jordan Peele. It's a thoughtful examination of human motives and beliefs, with seriously creepy stuff and incredibly sad and tragic stuff and beautiful descriptions. It had me gripped from the start. There was a point about a quarter of the way through where the tension was building so much I didn't know if I could keep going but then that dam burst and the resolution was incredibly satisfying.

kurbanski's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious

4.5

jessietherose's review against another edition

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Tedious, disjointed, sexist, terrible

abaker08's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

The story was interesting but the pacing was overly slow at times. Descriptive details helped to visualize and keep the story moving forward.

cattycakebooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

shantayareads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

jairbot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sepptb's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nose_ina_book's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This was absolutely phenomenal! I was on an emotional roller coaster with this one. Apollo is a perfect main character because he is so earnest and he may not get everything right but he definitely does not give up. 

megj23's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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