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Wild Dark Shore
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Unfortunately, i find myself on a desolate outlier island. With multiple shifts in narrators and timelines, I struggled to keep my head above water. The novel succeeds at being deeply introspective and highly atmospheric, but I didn’t attach to any of the characters.
Fans of climate change novels will probably enjoy this novel more than I did. I knew it was going to be a cautionary tale, but my mindset wasn’t prepared for the overall icy bleakness.
I was gifted the audiobook in exchange for my honest review. While I listen to a lot of audiobooks, this is one where I wish I had a copy of the ebook as well. Several times, I found myself confused, and if I could have pulled up a character by name or a previous scene, it would have added clarity to my reading experience.
Fans of climate change novels will probably enjoy this novel more than I did. I knew it was going to be a cautionary tale, but my mindset wasn’t prepared for the overall icy bleakness.
I was gifted the audiobook in exchange for my honest review. While I listen to a lot of audiobooks, this is one where I wish I had a copy of the ebook as well. Several times, I found myself confused, and if I could have pulled up a character by name or a previous scene, it would have added clarity to my reading experience.
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February 1, 2025
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February 1, 2025
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February 11, 2025
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February 14, 2025
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Mar 13, 2025 07:04PM
Could not agree more!
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Wendy! I’m sorry it didn’t go well for you. I can’t figure out how to be an audio person because I can’t focus too well that way. I guess I thought the tension, the mystery/thrill and the unreliability of each of the narrators pulled me straight in and held me.
i struggled to finish. the characters were not authentic for me.
Something was just off for me! Joining you on the island 🏝�
I'm on the island with you. My worst read of 2025
I agree with you completely. Characters not developed enough and very slow paced. I didn’t want to finish but did to see if got better. The ending was better than the whole book.
I agree, Wendy. I did like it better than you did, but I also struggled to connect to the characters, even though I have had no trouble with that in McConaghy's previous books. I can imagine it was difficult to keep track of who was who in the audio version. That was easy enough with the e-book, but I still feel like they weren't fully fleshed out.
