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The Cartographers
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bookshelves: arc-netgalley, contemporary, literary-fiction, magical-realism, stand-alones, thriller-mystery
Feb 23, 2022
bookshelves: arc-netgalley, contemporary, literary-fiction, magical-realism, stand-alones, thriller-mystery
2.5 stars
Well, this was a humongous disappointment. The Cartographers is a prime example of a great idea, but terrible execution. I didn't vibe with the writing at all. It was bland and boring. The plot was idiotic and made no sense. The characters were flat, the villain's motives were non-sensical and the heroes pulled the stupidest shit imaginable.
The plot of The Cartographers is inspired by General Drafting and the town of Agloe NY. I first heard about Agloe when I read John Green's Paper Towns and his infamous TED Talk on the topic of paper towns and phantom settlements. I found the concept so cool, mix it in with some magical realism, and this could have been such a great book. But with the weak characterization and non-existent plot,The Cartographers ended up being a terrible disappointment. Should have DNF-ed it at 30%. I had to force myself to finish this book.
Disclaimer
Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and unbiased.
Well, this was a humongous disappointment. The Cartographers is a prime example of a great idea, but terrible execution. I didn't vibe with the writing at all. It was bland and boring. The plot was idiotic and made no sense. The characters were flat, the villain's motives were non-sensical and the heroes pulled the stupidest shit imaginable.
The plot of The Cartographers is inspired by General Drafting and the town of Agloe NY. I first heard about Agloe when I read John Green's Paper Towns and his infamous TED Talk on the topic of paper towns and phantom settlements. I found the concept so cool, mix it in with some magical realism, and this could have been such a great book. But with the weak characterization and non-existent plot,The Cartographers ended up being a terrible disappointment. Should have DNF-ed it at 30%. I had to force myself to finish this book.
Disclaimer
Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and unbiased.
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Reading Progress
January 1, 2022
– Shelved
January 1, 2022
– Shelved as:
to-read
January 6, 2022
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Started Reading
January 7, 2022
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9.95%
"Wtf?
The writing is mediocre but the mystery has sunk its claws into me 👀"
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39
The writing is mediocre but the mystery has sunk its claws into me 👀"
February 13, 2022
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30.0%
"Nell has gasped 4 times in this chapter. Someone needs an inhaler or a better editor 🙄"
February 13, 2022
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41.84%
"Omg so that TED talk John Green gave years ago actually talked about this same gas station map from the 30s. And Agloe, NY was a paper town, but it became a REAL town because ppl kept going there because of the General Drafting maps."
page
164
February 23, 2022
– Shelved as:
arc-netgalley
February 23, 2022
– Shelved as:
contemporary
February 23, 2022
– Shelved as:
literary-fiction
February 23, 2022
– Shelved as:
magical-realism
February 23, 2022
– Shelved as:
stand-alones
February 23, 2022
– Shelved as:
thriller-mystery
February 23, 2022
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Finished Reading
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Apr 06, 2022 05:58PM
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