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A perfect book? No. An excellent book? Yesyesyesyes! I LOVED this, but it's also just my cup of tea - mysterious, twisty, dark, occasionally confusing - more, please!
I read Pessl's well-reviewed Special Topics in Calamity Physics several years ago and was underwhelmed - so underwhelmed I can't even remember the plot of it. Reading a synopsis of this, I was intrigued, but not sure how Pessl would handle the execution. I'm thrilled to say that I thought she was largely successful, even with the en ...more
I read Pessl's well-reviewed Special Topics in Calamity Physics several years ago and was underwhelmed - so underwhelmed I can't even remember the plot of it. Reading a synopsis of this, I was intrigued, but not sure how Pessl would handle the execution. I'm thrilled to say that I thought she was largely successful, even with the en ...more
Ooh, this one is hard to rate, because different elements varied wildly in their quality.
Idea and potential: A
Made me want to know what happened next: B+
Plot (until I got to the ending): C
Writing proficiency: C-
Ending: D
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: D-
The premise and early setup enticed me: this seemed to be a noir framework with a King in Yellow cosmic horror undercurrent. Instead of a play that drives readers mad, we have movies by a genius (Hitchcock meets Argento) whose more recent work ...more
Idea and potential: A
Made me want to know what happened next: B+
Plot (until I got to the ending): C
Writing proficiency: C-
Ending: D
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: D-
The premise and early setup enticed me: this seemed to be a noir framework with a King in Yellow cosmic horror undercurrent. Instead of a play that drives readers mad, we have movies by a genius (Hitchcock meets Argento) whose more recent work ...more
WHAT a RIDE. I dont generally dig books with a grizzled dude protagonist but the rest of it more than made up for that.
Yet another book where the lingering feeling is relief it's over. There were some interesting parts but it just dragged on for so long it lost me.
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Jan 16, 2018
Cindy
marked it as to-read
