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Shift (2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)

576 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2020 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

ISBN:
9780358447948

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4 stars (4 reviews)

4 editions

Shifted My Expectations

4 stars

Content warning Yar there be spoilers here (not specific plot points but overall story things)

Shift happens.

4 stars

Content warning Mild ones, really, but maybe read the book first.

Don't know why people like this so much

3 stars

Don't get me wrong, world building is good and Hugh Howey does a good job doing just that, but I didn't get hooked at all. I was looking forward to finishing it. I personally know people that loved it and were happy to start with the next book as soon as they finished this, but that wasn't me.

The story is just dragging along, nothing that exciting going on, the plot is also relatively unsurprising. I started this book and it read like I'm just going through the motions. It's probably just not my jam, but I have to admit, it's well written in a way. I can see what people might enjoy about it.

I am not able to really recommend it, but I can also not recommend against it. I guess my opinion on this is just not interesting.

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5 stars