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sirrydactyl's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars to this book.
I wanted to love this book, but it’s a bit too slow for me. It could have been 200 pages shorter with the same result. The ending kind of let me down as well. I enjoyed the wrap up of the history, but felt like the scenes I wanted most to read were glossed over in a sentence. And I get that it’s because the book is about the people involved, and the history, and not the filming itself, but I still felt mildly disappointed. It all leads to the filming and then....nothing. I think I would have more enjoyed this as two separate books, with all the past first and then the present second? In any case, happy I read it, sad it took me FOREVER to get through.
I wanted to love this book, but it’s a bit too slow for me. It could have been 200 pages shorter with the same result. The ending kind of let me down as well. I enjoyed the wrap up of the history, but felt like the scenes I wanted most to read were glossed over in a sentence. And I get that it’s because the book is about the people involved, and the history, and not the filming itself, but I still felt mildly disappointed. It all leads to the filming and then....nothing. I think I would have more enjoyed this as two separate books, with all the past first and then the present second? In any case, happy I read it, sad it took me FOREVER to get through.
vincenz04's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
The story itself & the writing style were nice enough, but it always felt kind of unfinished, leading up to something else. Which I thought to be horror, but there rarely was some in here. And on its own the story just doesn’t hold up. It would have been perfect if at around page 350 it would have tipped into horror, but instead I just a read a semi interesting story about rather plain (bad) characters with very little to them
mothofpower's review against another edition
5.0
I was pretty sure I would love this, and it did not disappoint! Clever, spooky, enthralling—I could not put this down. From 1902 to modern day and from Hollywood to Rhode Island, the novel is detailed and compelling. I was scared, I was entertained, this is such a fun read, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a spooky, fun, queer read.
divreadsbooks's review against another edition
It's great but it's not what is advertised on the cover jacket or any synopsis I've seen.
spikylesbians's review against another edition
3.0
2,5⭐️ arrondi à 3.
bcp de longueurs, et une sensation d’histoire pas complètement aboutie…
j’ai très peu apprécié le trio du présent, j’avoue.
mais j’ai adoré les chapitres sur libbie et alex <3
bcp de longueurs, et une sensation d’histoire pas complètement aboutie…
j’ai très peu apprécié le trio du présent, j’avoue.
mais j’ai adoré les chapitres sur libbie et alex <3
mombythebooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
timvnn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
thriftedghost's review against another edition
4.0
honestly was really into this book and loved the direction it was taken. sure, some parts definitely read slower than others but i thought it was building to this really great conclusion only to be kinda (severely) let down at the end. still loved the writing and experience, but just wish the ending had been more thought out and the storylines better enmeshed so that i could make better sense of it. it just seemed like danforth didn’t know how to end the novel but realized the length was getting up there (600+ pages on my ebook not including footnotes) and had to end it somehow