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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
Content Warnings
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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