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The Ferryman

Justin Cronin

Start date: September 1, 2023

Finish date: September 30, 2023

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Oct 20, 2022 Suzanne rated it it was amazing

This reads more like a movie than a book, to be honest -- which I think sci-fi readers will like. It was almost as if the author were writing with the adaptation already in mind.

In terms of the book world, I would recommend this book to fans of Blake Crouch and Dean Koontz.

But, like I said, this felt more familiar to film than books, almost like a mash-up of many of movies, really, so I would recommend this to fans of: Inception, The Matrix, Westworld, The Island, and Passengers.

Reads quickly ...more

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Jun 03, 2023 Debra Harrison rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I have read several of Justin Cronin's works lately and enjoy how his mind works. His storytelling is interesting and compelling. ...more

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Jul 07, 2023 Jenifer Jacobs rated it really liked it

Complicated, engrossing, impossible to put down. I found this such a compelling and thought provoking read. Sort of a The Giver or Logan’s Run type vibes.

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Sep 13, 2023 A Page Elsewhere rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I didn't like it. At first I was invested in the story but 60% in and I lost my interest. At no time was it clear if the characters were alive or in a dream. It was a whole lot of yadayada and mumbo jumbo conversations, and puff(!) another universe. ...more

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