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Die Berufene by M.R. Carey

3 reviews

curlyqueen's review against another edition

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

2.75

Melanie is an intriguing character that was enjoyable to follow, but I think the depiction of women and race overall is definitely dated. Most other characters undergo little to no development and sometimes make decisions that don’t make sense with their already established motivations. 

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reddeddy's review against another edition

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

5.0


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george_tte's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The book had very interesting themes and concepts, much different from a lot of other zombie apocalypse books. I enjoyed the exploration of education and how learning shapes our perception of the world. However, I enjoyed Melanie's POV the most, and I found myself very disappointed any time we got an adult POV. I understand their narration helped us understand topics Melanie couldn't know about (either because she hadn't learned it yet or she didn't have the expertise, like the doctor or Sergeant), but I didn't care for the adults at all. I found Melanie's story and the focus on her the most compelling part of the story, and without it the book felt a bit boring to me. Also, this is personal, but I was especially annoyed
any time we had to read about Gallagher and the Sergeant thirsting after Miss Justineau. Did the book really need that?

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