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A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge

3 reviews

bubblyfemme's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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clouddust's review

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adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A very fun book! The concept is certainly a bit silly, but it doesn't make A Face Like Glass any less enjoyable. 

I'm also impressed by the sheer amount of thought going into the worldbuilding/plot: I don't think there's anything mentioned more than once that doesn't become an important plot point and/or factor into the climax at the end. Not to mention how watertight the internal logic of Caverna is!

There is one scene towards the end that is a bit anticlimactic, but given how well paced and tensioned the rest of the book is, it doesn't make A Face like Glass any less worth it to read

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fromjuliereads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I had a lot of thoughts about this book when I finished it... I did enjoy it! I have to say that my absolute favourite character was the Kleptomancer - his energy was just so fun and I loved the chaos he sowed throughout the story!! The story is very whimsical and the premise is so unique!

I didn't see all of the connections to Alice in Wonderland at first, but when you find them it is really interesting! I loved getting more insight on those pieces and others listening to the discussion on Wilde Book Garden's YouTube live with Hana! It was so interesting!

I will say the reason I couldn't rate this higher was because of two things:
1. I feel like we are introduced to so many characters, and then there are only a handful that are actually important to the story or play a large role. Others flit in and out for small scenes. It was a little bit much to keep track of...
2. The thing I struggled with the most was definitely the pacing... this book felt long and I don't want to feel like that reading books. It definitely lost my interest at some points where it dragged on because it took a long time to get to some of the reveals. But I will admit that the reveals were definitely worth it! There were some really good ones!

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