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Die Bibliothek am Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

34 reviews

sugarbowl's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

the author really thought he was cooking with this!!!

early on there were signs i maybe shouldn’t have bothered but i was willing to overlook those for the promise of mystery and creativity. i shouldn’t have. the promise that it centres on librarians in charge of different catalogs is basically irrelevant. it glorifies weaponry and military tactics which it tries to hide beneath a thin veneer of dark academia tinged horror/fantasy. it was a constant barrage of weapon names and makes that completely took me out of the story. i think the author thinks it’s cool? or something? i do not agree.

i’m very willing to let things go largely unexplained in fantasy if the mechanics hold up under any amount of scrutiny. the justification for the mechanics in this basically amount to “physics or whatever” or “don’t worry about, i had to study for 60,000 years to understand” no!!! insufficient! lazy!!

then there’s the lazy, simplistic depiction of women AND rape!! re: the first s.a. scene, i quote:
it wasn’t pleasant, but neither was it as bad as, say, her homecoming banquet.
!!!!! utterly callous and out of touch. 

i gave it 1.5 stars towards the attempt at originality, it was buck-wild and impossible to try and explain, but i don’t especially care to anyway.

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scifi_rat's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75


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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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loafhart's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.75


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maecave15's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I don't know yet what to think of this strange and twisted story. Before I put down a review I need to collect my thoughts. 

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literary_liv's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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kaitlynannette13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25


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helenleone's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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tetrootz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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library_of_noxx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was absolutely insane. Deeply unsettling. And it ruled.

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