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nadia 's review for:
A Ladder to the Sky
by John Boyne
dark
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very compulsive read about an ambitious writer who will stop at nothing to be recognised as the greatest.
After the first third, this book was shaping up to be a 5 star read. However, by the end, it got a little predictable — you knew Maurice's game, you had a hunch about the sort of thing he was up to...
Still, I enjoyed it all the way through. I appreciated the three different perspectives. I was a huge fan of the succinct writing style — no superfluous words, and yet still engaging and compelling.
I'll be recommending this book to a lot of people, especially those in a reading slump who want to jump into something of a page-turner, and I'll definitely check out more of John Boyne's work soon. I've heard great things about The Heart's Invisible Furies, so that's probably where I'll go next!
After the first third, this book was shaping up to be a 5 star read. However, by the end, it got a little predictable — you knew Maurice's game, you had a hunch about the sort of thing he was up to...
Still, I enjoyed it all the way through. I appreciated the three different perspectives. I was a huge fan of the succinct writing style — no superfluous words, and yet still engaging and compelling.
I'll be recommending this book to a lot of people, especially those in a reading slump who want to jump into something of a page-turner, and I'll definitely check out more of John Boyne's work soon. I've heard great things about The Heart's Invisible Furies, so that's probably where I'll go next!