What did you read this year?
Shortest Book
81
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848
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Average book length in
2023
325
pages
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801
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also shelved
Jessica’s
average rating for
2023
3.3
3.3
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.54
average
Jessica’s first review of the year
liked it
A mix of old school mystery formalism and more modern structure. The back and forth in the same setting exactly one year apart (sometimes to the hour) can make your head spin a little, but once you get your bearings it goes quite smoothly. This wasn't as amazing as Decagon House Murders, but still unusual and fun. Sadly the only notable female character is very much objectified.
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Jessica’s last review of the year
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3.5 stars. I probably would have enjoyed this one more if I hadn't done audio, as character names (Sowon and Sungwhan and Seryong, Yongje and Hyonsu) look different on the page but often sounded so similar I had trouble keeping everyone straight for much of the story.
It's an interesting story within a story, where Sowon, the son of a famous killer, discovers the story of what really happened to his father when he finds a manuscript written by Su ...more
It's an interesting story within a story, where Sowon, the son of a famous killer, discovers the story of what really happened to his father when he finds a manuscript written by Su ...more
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Jessica Woodbury
read
137
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130
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