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4.03 AVERAGE


I get the appeal but I ain’t currently got the time or patience.

justinclitheroe's review

5.0

I based my personality off this book in middle school, I'm biased, I don't care
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

A bizarre book. Certainly I haven’t read one like this. Despite the central idea being fairly brilliant, and the main storylines quite interesting, it is really quite a bit of work to follow, and some parts of the book seems honestly superfluous, more gimmicks than something worth reading.

i'm so sure i missed so many things but i did have fun reading this. hard to keep up w at times but i did like reading from multiple unreliable perspectives. will def have to reread at some point 

snowiestmuffin's review

5.0
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Chilling. Good abuse of the medium.

I did the thing. I feel like I deserve a reward now.

At the end of the day, I can appreciate how meticulously detailed and carefully curated this book is. At the same time, I found it hard to care about at all. It reads like a textbook on the best of days and is utterly incoherent on the worst. Two months from start to finish and I can't wait to never read this one again.

I can't wait to revisit this book in a few months and try to decode all that it is. Reading it straight through gives a feel that something lies below, way below the spiral staircase. Keep reading, keeping looking, keep moving.

Lovingly,
P Wannabe