The Compound
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Verlag:HarperCollins
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Produktdetails
Format
ePUB 3
Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
03.07.2025
Verlag
HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
352 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
3472 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780008710101
A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD: FICTION
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
A 'BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR' IN THE NEW YORKER & OPRAH DAILY
'Relentlessly gripping' ABIGAIL DEAN
'Menace-dipped' THE TIMES
'Thrilling and haunting' NEW YORK TIMES
You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, with nine other women.
All of you are young, beautiful, and keen to escape the catastrophe of the outside world.
Cameras broadcast your every move to millions of reality TV fans.
Soon, ten men will arrive on foot - if they survive the journey.
What will you do to win?
And what happens to the losers?
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Intriguing Premise
I was really looking forward to reading The Compound by Jacqueline Harpman, and at first it delivered exactly what I hoped for. The opening, with its reality-show-like setup, immediately pulled me in and made me curious about the direction the story would take. For a while, I was genuinely excited to see how Harpman would develop the plot and explore her sharp critique of consumerism. Unfortunately, around the halfway mark, the momentum started to fade. Many of the narratives began to feel repetitive, and some characters who could have added real depth to the story were left underdeveloped. The second half dragged on compared to the strong start. That being said, Harpman’s witty writing style and the originality of the concept still made it an entertaining read. It wasn’t quite what I had hoped for, but I can appreciate the ambition behind it, even if I ultimately only rate it ★★☆☆☆.
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