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In a Dark, Dark Wood

Ruth Ware

Start date: March 15, 2017

Finish date: April 15, 2017

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Jan 06, 2017 Stil de scriitor rated it really liked it

Stilul acestui roman mi s-a părut foarte accesibil, l-am citit în două zile, profitând de faptul că sunt încă în vacanță. Aveam așteptări destul de mari de la carte și îmi doream să descopăr un thriller extrem de misterios și captivant. Este o carte cu mister, dar pe acesta l-am descoperit abia în a doua jumătate a cărții. În prima parte facem cunoștință cu personajele, cu relațiile dintre ele și aflăm amănunte din trecutul lor.

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Oct 18, 2020 Astrid Lim rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: second-hand, british, thriller-mystery, twist, mystery

Many people said that Ruth Ware is like the modern Agatha Christie. In a way, I quite agree - I like some of her more atmospheric books, with a thick whodunit elements and strong characters. But I'm not a big fan of some of her other books. In a Dark, Dark Wood is in the latter category.

First of all - the main character is soooo whiny, weak, and it's hard to sympathize with her. I think it's better if Ruth Ware used multiple PoV or even third person PoV all the way. Using first person PoV is a b ...more

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Mar 26, 2018 Jillian rated it liked it

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Dec 30, 2019 Julie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A solid thriller, ending wasn’t a complete surprise but I really enjoyed the twists and turns of the story from start to finish. Ruth Ware always spins a great yarn!

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Nov 03, 2019 Ann rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-atw-80

This was good. I see why they call Ruth Ware the Agatha Christie of our time. This is my third book of hers and they've all been bottle episodes. ...more

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Dec 20, 2020 Joanne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: suspensethrillers, psychologicalthriller

Probably 3.5 stars. The narrator of the audiobook is fantastic.

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Oct 29, 2018 kora rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: rtfbb-book-club

This should have been in the Young-Adult category. This, was a bizarre medley of bubble gum, vanilla scented soap bubbles and high school drama... it was difficult to take the characters seriously, it was difficult to take the book seriously, mercifully, it was a quick read.

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Aug 17, 2015 Jayme Pendergraft rated it liked it

Shelves: 2016

Like many others have said, I figured it out and waited for the reasons to unfold. Lee/Leo/Nora/Leonora was pretty unlikeable so that didn't really help. I think her obsession could have been built upon even more to really emphasize how much her life was ruined. An okay little mystery. ...more

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