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Kristina (502 KP) rated After You in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
After You
After You
Jojo Moyes | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (6 Ratings)
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Finally, Lou's story after Will. I was scared to read it, scared to experience the pain of life after death, but I'm glad I did. It was nice to get some closure. However, I feel like there should be another book - or at least a novella, I wasn't 100% satisfied with the ending!
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Noah (Englishmen Stories, #1) in Books

Sep 6, 2019  
Noah (Englishmen Stories, #1)
Noah (Englishmen Stories, #1)
Ben Ryder | 2013
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
For a short/novella length story this had quite a good, strong plot. I wasn't too keen on the ending though...I'd have preferred it a bit happier, as in them actually together properly in an open relationship where they could see each other regularly but it was still a nice, sweet story.
  
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Acanthea Grimscythe (300 KP) rated The Die-Fi Experiment in Books

May 16, 2018  
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The Die-Fi Experiment
M.R. Tapia | 2017
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
After a run of several disappointing books, I decided to take a hot bath last night and delve into M. R. Tapia’s novella, The Die-Fi Experiment. Like most books I read, I set a high expectation for this one in terms of gory horror. While it isn’t quite as grotesque as I might like, I find it to be a rather amusing read. On the same page in which Tapia scribes the fears many couples face, he makes a mockery of today’s society.

As a fan of horror movies, it’s hard to find this piece of work original. Many elements within the novella are reminiscent of the Saw franchise – all the way down to the marshmallow eye scene (which you’ll encounter if you choose to read The Die-Fi Experiment). Although a few of the other scenes are cringe-worthy if you imagine yourself as the victim.

The Die-Fi Experiment goes back and forth between the not-so-distant past and present, and my largest issue therein is the fact that sometimes the tenses switch. I am aware that the present parts of the story are meant to be present tense and vice versa; however, I think it works best to choose one tense and stick with it. Otherwise things can quickly become confusing.

On Goodreads, this novella is tagged humor. Personally, I find the term “black comedy” more fitting. After all, viewers appear comically oblivious to the fact that what they watch live is truly torture (or perhaps they’re particularly disturbed individuals). For a little extra splash of humor, Tapia throws in a few hashtags that serve as a parody of the tweets and instagram posts that show up throughout the novella.

Overall, I liked The Die-Fi Experiment. I don’t find it exceptional by any means, but it serves its purpose fairly well. The ending falls a bit short of my expectations, but Tapia manages to produce a piece of work that ensnares my short attention span. In fact, I read this novella in one sitting. While I likely will not read it again, this is definitely a short book for fans of Saw and other torture films.

I would like to thank M. R. Tapia for providing me with a copy of his novella free of charge in exchange for an honest review.