doesn't seem like they skimped on the detail at all
586531
Very high quality flies, doesn't seem like they skimped on the detail at all, will definetly order more!
4244768
I am amazed at the detail of this model. I wouldn't treat it as a toy, there are a lot of small parts, and the details would also suffer it it was played with. A really good display.
2142938
It seems little. When I first saw the picture, I thought it was bigger. but still every part was on place and was in perfect condition
3111858
It feels like a deluxe presentation. All of the information is presented clearly and without spoilers, a great alternative to online walkthroughs and a nice collectors piece.
3461687
havent had the chance to install it but it doesnt feel or look cheap at all.
153248
When i first saw this journal, i was a bit skeptical. I opened the book up and i saw something that impressed me, Lines, Dots, and Grids all in the same journal. This was impressive because it felt like no one has thought about this in there products. On top of that, the cover felt OK, like a semi-pleather feel that can be improved upon. The binding on the book was impressive and seems to be well put together. Overall, i cant wait to see how they continue with this book and look forward to future products.
209990
lacks detail,but not bad for overall information
3810999
STEADY DEVELOPMENT IN THE STORY. IT GETS AROUND TO EXPLAINING EVERYTHING AS THE STORY PROGRESSES.
1393959
I've never so much attention to detail in any book I have ever read. It was a story that held my attention and would not allow me leave it for long.
4955378
I write this as a fan of the games, and of the lore behind them.  It takes place in an alternate timeline, so people expecting clarification on the events leading up to the murders may be a little disappointed.  At the same time a lot of the details in the book are true to the canon, letting me engage my imagination about what was to come.  I'd argue that being freed from the canon benefits the book, as it allows it to be more of a mystery, and allows the author to let the story unfold.

It reminded me of Stephen King's IT both in story and atmosphere, in that ten years later the characters are coming together to revisit what happened when they were kids.  I was tense almost the entire way through, as the details of what happened are gradually unveiled.  Not all of the characters feel fleshed out, but the ones we spend the most time with are fairly well developed.  All of the characters feel real, as if they're acquaintances.  Even the animatronics are described in such as way as to make them seem as if they have some personality themselves, and make you question whether they're actually alive or not.

The only issue I had was that it was sometimes difficult to tell where characters were in relation to each other.  They go through a door and turn to see someone looking at them - but looking at them from where?  Through the door, or from the other side of the room?  I had to reread some parts to make sure I had gotten the details right.

In closing, I enjoyed it a lot.  It was creepy and tense, and I kept reading to find out both what was going to happen AND what had happened.  I think people unfamiliar with the games or the lore would still enjoy it, but since I've been semi-obsessed with the source I can't say how much newcomers would like it.  I'd still recommend a read.
2204171
So many things are still coming into play by this step in the series, while things from early on still are brought back to life.  The series has done well in keeping itself together as a story, and not just a number of individual works as other series can tend to do.
3169447
I was initially wary of the patch because it looked less detailed than the cover art. I will say, as soon as I got my hands on it, my fears were quenched .
4923508
All I wanted was a decent approach to a story all of us have heard of, but so few of us could give any of the details about.  That is exactly what I got, and I'm pleased that I picked up this book, and I had no trouble finishing it.
I do have one major complaint, and this is what made it a 4 and not a 5.  How can this book be so much about one particular journey and not include any maps?  Especially after they left the lake and made for the ranch I was getting confused about who was where.  Are maps so expensive for a publisher to include that they had to pass over such a simple addition?
4749160
I read this book a few months ago and although it could be seen (superficially), as a 'light read', I think that the characterisation seems to have been done with such painstaking accuracy that it begs the question as to how the author obtained such insight. Other reviews have mentioned Mark Haddon's involvement with young people who have what is termed 'special needs', so perhaps that answers the question.

The Curious Incident was not primarily a 'mystery story', and having read it, I can not see that it was intended to be. There was sufficient mystery (and no, I did not 'get' the denoument in advance, nor make the connections that everyone else claims they made), to carry the book along. The story seems, first and foremost, to have been a vehicle for advancing the viewpoint of a supposedly 'disordered' mind, though a mind that was in fact rather more logical and far freer of the 'grown up' mind games and and other pointless by-play that we take for granted in the 'adult' world.

As a case-study of a 'disordered' or 'impaired' mind, it seems that the story casts illumination on the character flaws and weaknesses of the normal-minded individuals who were I suppose, rendered somewhat flat and un-life-like, which again, is not suprising, given the perspective through which they were rendered.

The central protagonist had a certain candour and innocence that soon gets crushed out of the individual, unless they get crushed first.

I do not think the 'social aporia' is unique to those with Autism, nor do I think is the sense of 'detatchment'; I have a certain amount of it myself.

Perhaps one thing this book has done is to point up not just the differences of perspective, but also the fact that there are surprising points of commonality between the normal and the autistic.
2610946
I just didn't think it would seem as flimsie, and big, but it seems to work fine.
1474330
Although I could predict the general context of the story and the direction that the plot was going to take, the details were unexpected enough to feel fresh.  I did have to hang up my knowledge of Wicca and Paganism to be able to appreciate the story for the fiction that it is or I would have gotten too hung up on inaccuracies.

Some editorial oversights took away from my enjoyment of some parts of the book and although I enjoyed reading it overall, I don't see myself seeking out the next installment in the series.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.
483045
They surely have read their Bible well, there are many things I do not have noticed. The stories of the characters seem a little glued-on, though.