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Die Bibliothek am Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

230 reviews

missunruh's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

I really don't think that every female character needs rape in their backstory to make her trauma more interesting. And for real this book is kind a torture porn. Sure its captivating and mysterious and even funny at times but jeez it would have worked without the gore and torture and rape!
If you want to read something similar in vibes but less graphic (not without but certainly a lot less gore) pick up Gideon the ninth and not this one.

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kat_smith24's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0


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aduda06's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

3.5


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kelsieyohe's review against another edition

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dark funny tense medium-paced
  • 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

4.25


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jenniferropell's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.0


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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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katiekitkatbookfiend's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

It was a real page turner but I did skip a couple of pages here and there as the descriptions were pretty graphic.

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mykes's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

4.75


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kaydot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0


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skye620's review against another edition

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

4.0

I read this book this month for the book club that I run and I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I went in with no expectations and went in pretty much blind. I'm not sure what I anticipated on reading, but this was so much more than that! I will say, I probably wouldn't read it again, though I would recommend it to anyone that likes books where you sit there not really knowing what's happening or why its happening. From one chapter to the next, I had 0 clue of where things would end up. I'd say that the ending is fitting to the story, oddly so, but I am sad in some ways about how it ended for one of the characters (if you've read the book, you know who I'm talking about probably). It's personally not my style of book, but it was engaging, entertaining, and was a solid read all around. I will say that I HIGHLY recommend checking the triggers on this book before reading (IYKYK). 

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