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joa_price's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Murder, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Classism, Blood, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Mental illness, Colonisation, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Death, and Alcohol
crufts's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This 1136-page brick was so long and tedious, I'm shocked I actually got through it. Here's a link to a photo of the brick itself: EXTRA THICC
Unlike another brick-sized book I've enjoyed in the past (the ~900-page Anathem by Neal Stephenson), Imajica doesn't do us the courtesy of introducing concepts slowly and gently. Instead we get whacked by a whole lot of fantasy jargon and a dozen characters all at once.
I didn't want to get lost, so I took the time to write a chapter summary at the end of each chapter. Even then, the plot was hopelessly complex and not very interesting.
I'm giving the book 1 star (instead of 0) because the writing style is beautiful - it's just the plot, pacing, structure, and characters that are bad.
I don't think I can express it much better than this other review by user themuffinjoke, so I'm just going to leave you with a link to that: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7b220ed4-bb01-4e3c-91e7-805334791623
I didn't want to get lost, so I took the time to write a chapter summary at the end of each chapter. Even then, the plot was hopelessly complex and not very interesting.
I'm giving the book 1 star (instead of 0) because the writing style is beautiful - it's just the plot, pacing, structure, and characters that are bad.
I don't think I can express it much better than this other review by user themuffinjoke, so I'm just going to leave you with a link to that: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7b220ed4-bb01-4e3c-91e7-805334791623
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Slavery, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Torture, Murder, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Vomit, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
There are even more content warnings than this. It's a very crude book.
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