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Mishehu
is on page 167 of 351
This truly is one of the least imaginative and most uninspiredly written books I have ever read. Thus far, I cannot imagine how it was published. Of course, if the author has sold lots of other books (which I gather he has) then from a purely commercial perspective I get it. But did any reviewer ever, honestly, give this book an enthusiastic appraisal? What a fruitless slog it has been to this point.
— Oct 01, 2025 04:47AM
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Mishehu
is on page 195 of 351
I’ve discovered the readerly equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest. Paradoxically, the fewer pages left to read, the longer this piece of dreck stretches before me. What a colossal waste of paper and ink. Nearly every step in this narrative is a misstep, every reveal ludicrous, every bit of dialogue stilted and unlikely. And if I have to read the words “Shovel Pig” one more time...
— Oct 02, 2025 04:08AM
Mishehu
is on page 157 of 351
Please, for the love of God, tell me this book improves (significantly) in its second half. It’s shaping up, thus far, to be one of the lamest novels I’ve ever read: an opaque and completely dull “mystery” with cardboard characters, insipid internal monologues, and a cloying pretense to significance. This is my first Vandermeer novel. I reckon that bodes very poorly for the others on my shelves…
— Sep 27, 2025 08:05PM
