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Run

Blake Crouch
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Run

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

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Blake Crouch

Run

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011
Book Details
Pages

331

Format

Novel • Fiction

Genre
Horror & Suspense

Mystery & Crime Fiction

Science Fiction
Setting

United States • Contemporary

Publication Year

2011

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

Research by Blake Crouch follows a devoted scientist navigating the boundaries of ethics and ambition. The protagonist embarks on a groundbreaking but morally complex experiment that challenges established scientific norms. The narrative explores themes of innovation, responsibility, and the potential consequences of unchecked scientific progress.

Suspenseful

Dark

Gritty

Unnerving

Adventurous

Reviews & Readership

4.0

28,920 ratings

69%

Loved it

23%

Mixed feelings

8%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Run by Blake Crouch delivers a gripping, fast-paced thriller with intense action and suspense. Readers praise its relentless energy and emotional depth. However, some critique its character development as lacking complexity. Overall, it’s a thrilling page-turner that keeps audiences on edge, despite occasional narrative predictability.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Run?

A reader who enjoys Run by Blake Crouch likely craves fast-paced, suspenseful thrillers with themes of survival and family. Fans of Stephen King's The Stand or Cormac McCarthy's The Road would appreciate the intense, apocalyptic setting and relentless tension found in Crouch's gripping narrative.

4.0

28,920 ratings

69%

Loved it

23%

Mixed feelings

8%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

331

Format

Novel • Fiction

Genre
Horror & Suspense

Mystery & Crime Fiction

Science Fiction
Setting

United States • Contemporary

Publication Year

2011

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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