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Bridge by Lauren Beukes

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ghajk's review against another edition

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

3.75

An entertaining and enjoyable book. I was intrigued and invested in the story and the characters and found the concept of alternate universes and the dreamworm an interesting and cool idea especially the fact
it’s a parasite.
Thoroughly disliked Jo, what an awful selfish person and often disliked Bridge but feel she ultimately wasn’t a bad person. My most liked character was Dom. I found the elements of murder/torture unpleasant and on the verge of being too much but I am super sensitive to that sort of thing. 
The audiobook narrator really wasn’t great, felt low quality and the accents were atrocious. Not a book I’ll be thinking about for ages afterwards but an enjoyable read in a genre I enjoy. 

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fandomsandfiction's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

“Bridge” is a highly atmospheric, emotionally resonating, edge-of-your-seat adventure! Lauren Beukes poses some powerful and complicated questions about science, morality, trauma, and motherhood.

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