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jesstonn's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
sustainably_lucia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I loved the beginning of this book but got a bit lost in the middle and then it wrapped up nicely at the end. This book could be a standalone but it makes more sense when you have read the previous one in the series. The writing is beautifully poetic and easy to get lost in. I enjoyed it even though I had no idea what was going on at times. It is a murder mystery novel so I suppose being confused is par for the course.
I adored the interactions between the brothers and enjoyed their discussions about how we perceive time and death.
rpych2's review against another edition
1.0
Apparently this book isn’t really a standalone, it’s a sort of continuation of one of the author’s other stories and it really showed. I don’t hate stories that don’t reveal a lot, but this book took that to another level. It was so needlessly confusing that I had no idea what was happening for most of the story. The reader is just dropped into this world with no explanation of what’s happening and it never becomes clearer. I never connected with any of the characters because of that either. This was just a bad reading experience, and not one that I’d recommend.
jessethereader's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the atmosphere of the story & the characters were a lot of fun to follow. The plot was a little on the confusing side, but I read this without realizing that it's a bit of a spin off book, so maybe that's on me? It was a fun read, but didn't really stand out to me.
raeanne's review against another edition
4.0
Won from Penguin’s First to Read site.
WTF did I just read? I legit don't know. I feel mindfucked in a satisfying way.
I was initially intrigued by the paranormal mystery aspect and it being inspired by Caribbean mythology.
The first half does include the ‘who is killing these people’ mystery. But it goes about it in such SUCH a different way.
Then it shifts to this soul-searching soul-mated redemption kind of thing.
All set in this weird-but-not-really world with landowners reigning like Rome and America's electoral college.
It kept me reading and thinking about it afterwards. I immediately started trying to research the inspiration for this to try & understand better. I feel this is very important to do for colonists reading from other cultures instead of trying to supplant their own over it.
It sounds like Redemption in Indigo is a prequel to Unraveling. It gave me more tips to find out more about the inspiration for this story to understand it better.
I'm going to read Redemption in Indigo and continue following Karen Lord. I really hope they have audiobook versions, since Caribbean storytelling is so verbal. And Lord's mentioned how that affects her writing. I’m really happy I found a new unexpected author with unique stories to follow!
This AMA was also enlightening.
WTF did I just read? I legit don't know. I feel mindfucked in a satisfying way.
I was initially intrigued by the paranormal mystery aspect and it being inspired by Caribbean mythology.
The first half does include the ‘who is killing these people’ mystery. But it goes about it in such SUCH a different way.
Then it shifts to this soul-searching soul-mated redemption kind of thing.
All set in this weird-but-not-really world with landowners reigning like Rome and America's electoral college.
It kept me reading and thinking about it afterwards. I immediately started trying to research the inspiration for this to try & understand better. I feel this is very important to do for colonists reading from other cultures instead of trying to supplant their own over it.
It sounds like Redemption in Indigo is a prequel to Unraveling. It gave me more tips to find out more about the inspiration for this story to understand it better.
I'm going to read Redemption in Indigo and continue following Karen Lord. I really hope they have audiobook versions, since Caribbean storytelling is so verbal. And Lord's mentioned how that affects her writing. I’m really happy I found a new unexpected author with unique stories to follow!
This AMA was also enlightening.
pennym_'s review against another edition
picked this up because i really loved piranesi and house of leaves for their labyrinths, and i was hoping this would have a similar vibe in terms of a vast magical maze. but that is not the case. the labyrinth here seems more metaphorcal than anything else, and i am struggling to keep track of what is going on. initially i found the godlike beings of chance and the trickster interesting enough to continue despite the confusing nature of the story, but i am swiftly losing the plot and at this point am lacking the desire to keep reading. i would read something more grounded from this author because the writing is very solid, but i have to pass on this one
plukkyduk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I had such hopes for this book. I was really excited to read about a mythology and folklore that I was not familiar with. Boy, was I let down.
This feels like a sequel to a book that doesnt exist apparently. I was so lost on what was going on the whole time. I kept hoping that there would be some kind of explanation or understanding by the end but I was sorely disappointed.
1 star and zero because the author clearly has a voice and the ability to write, just not a story that makes any sense to me.
This feels like a sequel to a book that doesnt exist apparently. I was so lost on what was going on the whole time. I kept hoping that there would be some kind of explanation or understanding by the end but I was sorely disappointed.
1 star and zero because the author clearly has a voice and the ability to write, just not a story that makes any sense to me.
ginnikin's review against another edition
There's a lot going on in this, and I know a bunch of it went right past me, but I still enjoyed the read.