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Цифровой, или Brevis est by Sergey Dyachenko, Marina Dyachenko

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rosiebelle's review against another edition

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dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

hurlyburlywitch's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this, but in many ways it felt like more of the same from Vita Nostra, and lacked the intense development I had hoped to see from the gripping and disorienting nature of the first book.

lotalimareva's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lonelyghostie's review against another edition

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3.5

i’m not scared to admit that i understood this one less than the first one. but had a hell of a time, glad to be here

mandyvpelt's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

Felt flat for me in comparison to the first book. I did like the start of the book…(bit to explainatory for my taste, but it was inter!). After that it felt boring.

lookmairead's review against another edition

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4.0

The Dayachenko team has really continued to push the envelope. But this series feels like a wordy stereogram. You have to focus and try to relax through this suspenseful/choppy world building when things start to pop out at you. Likely, you may feel a book hangover if you try to speed read or overthink this concept.

I know I’ll have to do re-listen if/when book 3 is ever translated.