Reviews

Facial Justice by L.P. Hartley

hotbiscuits's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

racheljean1's review

dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

ongjunyi96's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kimjongev's review against another edition

3.0

Hmm. Vacillated between fascinating and insufferable. Think of that Twilight Zone episode where everyone is fugly and the beautiful people are pitied and get surgery for their unfortunate appearance.

serenityyou's review

4.0

Picked this one up for my January book club read.

Never heard of this book or the author before, but really liked the sound of the synopsis.

This is about a way of living after world war three and is run by a dictator, who thinks everyone should be treated equally. So everyone must have the same as everyone else, to not cause
jealousy. And this also means looking the same too. so women have operations on their faces to make them look the same or beta.

I liked how this book explored how people can be envious of what others have and what needs to be done to make everyone feel equal.

There were parts of this book that I found a bit confusing but overall I really enjoyed it.
4.5 stars for me

aeduck's review

medium-paced

3.5

catsbah's review against another edition

5.0

This book was great. Really made you think!

hcq's review

2.0

Good idea, irritating execution. Read it while we were in England.