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Disenfranchised angels, a cyclops who wants to be a human, the two women who love him, a mad-phychologist and a mad-photographer, all under the looming presence of a magical forest in Africa. What a strange book! It nestles uncomfortably between fantasy and science fiction while pointing its compass decidedly toward the weird. At times boring and at other times fascinating, it's a hard book to give a personal review of.

dog_in_tie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jstrahan's review against another edition

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5.0

This trilogy is my favourite ever. Spirituality, art history, colonialist fascism and a cyclops all collide in a big fantasy forest. The whole trilogy feels like a lyrical, epic poem, mixing real historical figures into a surreal fantasy. Can’t recommend all three enough.

dataylor's review against another edition

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Not a fan of writing style or characters.

pseudomass's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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