What did you read this year?
DnDEevee’s
average rating for
2024
3.9
3.9
DNF, but for a very specific reason: Kith and Kin was very obviously written to be an audiobook. The sentences are simple, and the dialogue reads flat, but in the same way that reading a stage play does. That doesn’t mean it’s bad—with talented voice actors (which they obviously have) I’m sure the audiobook is incredibly fun. But since I’m not a big audiobook fan, the book itself falls a bit flat. Would recommend this to audiobook listeners, but
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Absolutely nothing like the movie. Literally the only thing they kept was the name. But that being said, it was a solid “meets expectations� for a spy action novel! Lots of guns, adventure, mythology, and subterfuge to take down the evil Nazis.
My critiques are that it was too long � this plot was NOT complex enough to merit nearly 400 pages. The middle really dragged with one too many missions and became a slog. There were also too many character ...more
My critiques are that it was too long � this plot was NOT complex enough to merit nearly 400 pages. The middle really dragged with one too many missions and became a slog. There were also too many character ...more