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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

melannrosenthal's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

4.5

tealightfultomes's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

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tynathereader's review against another edition

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

4.25

meghann985's review

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

localgod13's review

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

5.0

God D*** this book was a wild ride. The true terror is in the reality of this book, but it’s full of great body horror and funny narrative. Highly recommend!!

hxneyfarm's review

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

5.0

Goddamn. I'll come back later with a more in depth review but goddamn.

phantomkit1747's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.25

imchelsi's review against another edition

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The sexual content early on was unoriginal and gratuitous.  I do not think that i will enjoy this book if the rest includes the same content.

annathechaoticreader's review

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challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

*Please read trigger warnings before picking up this book* 

Wake Up And Open Your Eyes was a horrifyingly real story that hit so close to home with the Trump administration. This book was fantastically written and the author handled the issues surrounding the US's turn towards the alt right directly, which I really appreciate. The author did not mince words and as much as the book criticized conservatives, it gave almost as much responsibility towards white liberals who let it happen. 

It was one of the most visceral and grounded horror books I have ever read and it's truly fantastic! Incredible description of the indoctrination process and how the alt right gets to people. As a terrified Canadian watching the US from the outside, it was a sickly cathartic reading experience and offered a way to work through my fears using a fictionalized version of what's going on. 

I 100% recommend Wake Up And Open Your Eyes and the audiobook was 10/10
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jeichael's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0