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charlottesteggz's review
2.0
I love a dark comedy but there was something about this that meant I couldn’t finish it. It started off so well but I just can’t get into it.
lauraxbakker's review
3.0
I didn't like this book as much as I hoped I would. It sometimes did make me laugh out loud but most of the time it just bored me...
minorasimulator's review against another edition
1.0
I DNFd at pg 77. This book is a physically draining experience and I hated every second of it.
Initially I was intrigued by the premise of this book, and in a time before I started consulting goodreads for advice before starting books, that was the reason I picked it up. A choose your own adventure novel? It was something I'd never heard of before and something I really wanted to experience.
I started reading it last year but stopped because. I don't think it was because I hated it - I was in a pretty awful living situation and I read hardly anything at all in 2014. So I decided to give it a second chance because I thought maybe it would be better when I was happier.
NOPE! Wrong. The book was still absolutely terrible. Kimberly is a horrible character, but she's not a likeable villain like most horrible characters. She's just a terrible person. She bullies her boyfriend instead of dumping him like a decent human being. The last 'chapter' I read involved her being a NICE, altruistic person, yet she refers to the charity worker as an 'it', as though charity workers aren't even humans. Kimberly is a horrid piece of work and I'm quite frankly glad I've dumped her, which is far more than she deserves.
Initially I was intrigued by the premise of this book, and in a time before I started consulting goodreads for advice before starting books, that was the reason I picked it up. A choose your own adventure novel? It was something I'd never heard of before and something I really wanted to experience.
I started reading it last year but stopped because. I don't think it was because I hated it - I was in a pretty awful living situation and I read hardly anything at all in 2014. So I decided to give it a second chance because I thought maybe it would be better when I was happier.
NOPE! Wrong. The book was still absolutely terrible. Kimberly is a horrible character, but she's not a likeable villain like most horrible characters. She's just a terrible person. She bullies her boyfriend instead of dumping him like a decent human being. The last 'chapter' I read involved her being a NICE, altruistic person, yet she refers to the charity worker as an 'it', as though charity workers aren't even humans. Kimberly is a horrid piece of work and I'm quite frankly glad I've dumped her, which is far more than she deserves.
wrens's review
2.0
Such a promising start and then...it just descended really quickly in the latter half of the book. Why'd it turn into a choose your own adventure with the most horrendously 2010s humour ever
09kabbott's review
4.0
I got this book from a $1 book fair and picked it up solely on the cover and title. I didn't read the blurb at all before reading, so I went in not knowing what to expect. This book is clever, witty, and dark - which is exactly what I like. I loved the writing style, and Kimberly made observations about the world that I related to. With every turn of the page, I thought I would give this five stars.
That's until I got to the 'choose your own ending' part. I was a bit annoyed because I don't like decisions. I only read one of the endings and can't be bothered to go back and read any others (even though by the sounds of it, the other ones are better.) I didn't HATE the ending but I just didn't quite get it.
I can totally see why this book is so polarizing - I think it's an acquired taste.
I'm giving 4 stars cause I liked being Kimberly for a bit.
That's until I got to the 'choose your own ending' part. I was a bit annoyed because I don't like decisions. I only read one of the endings and can't be bothered to go back and read any others (even though by the sounds of it, the other ones are better.) I didn't HATE the ending but I just didn't quite get it.
I can totally see why this book is so polarizing - I think it's an acquired taste.
I'm giving 4 stars cause I liked being Kimberly for a bit.
ellen5525's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
This book was really something else, the story-line was good and very funny at some points definitely didn't expect it to be this funny.
I really liked when Kimberly gets hit by a car and meets the grim reaper where you have to decide her fate by rolling a dice and how the reader got referred to at some points. All the sections in deciding her fate were great but my favourite has to be where she gets resurrected and trialed for murder.
However I did start to feel a bit ill when you get to the last section where she goes to hell where she gets tortured by her old hamster Lucifer (who now has three heads) she has to do 3 tasked and the last one is alright at first then as it goes along takes a horrible turn.
Apart from that it was a good read.
This book was really something else, the story-line was good and very funny at some points definitely didn't expect it to be this funny.
I really liked when Kimberly gets hit by a car and meets the grim reaper where you have to decide her fate by rolling a dice and how the reader got referred to at some points. All the sections in deciding her fate were great but my favourite has to be where she gets resurrected and trialed for murder.
However I did start to feel a bit ill when you get to the last section where she goes to hell where she gets tortured by her old hamster Lucifer (who now has three heads) she has to do 3 tasked and the last one is alright at first then as it goes along takes a horrible turn.
Apart from that it was a good read.
abi_jessica's review against another edition
4.0
Dark, crude and interesting. This book has a dark theme which is heavily twisted with dry humour and ultimate self-discovery by Kimberley. She is a very peculiar woman with a wicked plan that goes terribly wrong, due to her blatant immaturity and stupidity. She tries to rid herself of guilt once the unthinkable happens which only ends up torturing her further. This book makes you wince, laugh and want to scream at Kimberely... often within one paragraph. The alternate endings were a nice touch, they added something unique to the book and almost hinted at the multiple sides of this crazy girl's personality. Definitely a good read! It didn't get 5*s because personally I would've enjoyed a bit more world building and dark adventure, but for the type of book it is.... it's a great read!
whatfionareads's review against another edition
4.0
Kimberly's Capital Punishment is an adult's choose your own ending book - not something you see very often and such a unique idea. It follows Kimberley through the death of her boyfriend Stevie and then subsequently her own death, where you can decide her fate.
I struggled with the story in the first third of the book, it's a bit of a slog and I can understand if people don't make it through that. However, I feel that it's truly worth that hardship to make it to the part where she meets Death. From that point on the book is enjoyable, to a certain extent. This novel is not for everyone, in fact I'd say most people wouldn't enjoy it - it is crass, vulgar and quite frankly repugnant in places. It deals with suicide, incest, rape and a few other similar topics - there were sections I really wasn't sure why I kept reading. Kimberly is also a complete moron and I felt very frustrated with her actions over and over again. However, it is incredibly clever and how Richard Milward ties everything in together is brilliant.
3.5stars rounded up to 5.
I struggled with the story in the first third of the book, it's a bit of a slog and I can understand if people don't make it through that. However, I feel that it's truly worth that hardship to make it to the part where she meets Death. From that point on the book is enjoyable, to a certain extent. This novel is not for everyone, in fact I'd say most people wouldn't enjoy it - it is crass, vulgar and quite frankly repugnant in places. It deals with suicide, incest, rape and a few other similar topics - there were sections I really wasn't sure why I kept reading. Kimberly is also a complete moron and I felt very frustrated with her actions over and over again. However, it is incredibly clever and how Richard Milward ties everything in together is brilliant.
3.5stars rounded up to 5.
bibliocesca's review against another edition
1.0
I was going to give this three stars but after the last hundred or so pages I physically can't. What the fuck.