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mymorie's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
with_book_and_stilettos's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The basic idea is so amazing, but something about the writing style made me feel so disconnected to the storyline and the characters that I felt myself only half-reading and sometimes skipping whole paragraphs. I hate doing it, but when I feel bored and disconnected, that’s what my brain does automatically. The characters are on a scale from mildly annoying (Mira) to absolutely awful (Nami), I didn’t really like any of them. Especially Nami is so downright useless and incredibly stupid that I truly don’t know why the others even cared about her.
unsorose's review against another edition
Maybe I should keep trying but why was it so hard to get into this story? I could only do one chapter.
draceni's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bestknownfor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Great world-building (and incredible) cover. The characters were a bit lacklustre by comparison; Mira and Cordelia were great, but Nami frustrated me, especially Firth - wtf girl he is clearly bad news!
I enjoyed the politics butfelt a bit disappointed the climax then circled back into giant kaiju...
Overall really enjoyable, and keen to see more in this world.
I enjoyed the politics but
Overall really enjoyable, and keen to see more in this world.
hea0's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: ⭐️⭐️.75
I struggled to finish this book, and now that I have, I'm left feeling disappointed.
The story and plot had great potential. Sadly, it didn't deliver. I felt the author tried to include every single idea that came to mind but couldn't tie it up neatly. There is too much happening, while simultaneously, I didn't feel like the story was going anywhere.
I had problems picturing the world and the different scenes. I found it extremely frustrating that I was being told about a dialogue while it was happening instead of witnessing the actual conversation.
The story is told from three different POVs in 3rd person. I found it confusing to keep track of whose POV I was following, and also, Mira and Nami's names are so similar that it made it even harder to keep track.
I didn't feel for any of the characters. Mira was stubborn and proud, Nami was a naive and stupid little girl, and Cordelia was a self-centered snob. And Kai, the supposed golden boy, seemed completely useless.
The relationships were no good. I have no idea what Kai was seeing in Mira as the whole thing felt one-sided. And don't get me started on Nami and Firth's relationship, which was just gross.
-* SPOILERS FROM HERE ON *-
I feel like the plot is somewhat unclear and that there are some plot wholes.
The whole deal with the dragon pearl... how could Kai and Nami's mother have given up a pearl but still be alive. And how is that their sibling?
How could Mira not have any objections to Kai giving up his pearl, but stand there cool as a cucumber when he wants to sacrifice himself?
What was the drawbacks goal by killing the titan... and if the city is on the titan's back, why didn't it sink when they killed it?
I also fail to see why the folk were so dependent on the humans (which are horrible), the ocean is huge! There had to be other places below the surface that could be made into a home.
And in the end, everyone grows gills and suddenly they're all holding hands and singing kumbaya?!
It's a no from me, I won't be continuing this series.
Sorry for the rant, I'm done now...
I struggled to finish this book, and now that I have, I'm left feeling disappointed.
The story and plot had great potential. Sadly, it didn't deliver. I felt the author tried to include every single idea that came to mind but couldn't tie it up neatly. There is too much happening, while simultaneously, I didn't feel like the story was going anywhere.
I had problems picturing the world and the different scenes. I found it extremely frustrating that I was being told about a dialogue while it was happening instead of witnessing the actual conversation.
The story is told from three different POVs in 3rd person. I found it confusing to keep track of whose POV I was following, and also, Mira and Nami's names are so similar that it made it even harder to keep track.
I didn't feel for any of the characters. Mira was stubborn and proud, Nami was a naive and stupid little girl, and Cordelia was a self-centered snob. And Kai, the supposed golden boy, seemed completely useless.
The relationships were no good. I have no idea what Kai was seeing in Mira as the whole thing felt one-sided. And don't get me started on Nami and Firth's relationship, which was just gross.
-* SPOILERS FROM HERE ON *-
I feel like the plot is somewhat unclear and that there are some plot wholes.
The whole deal with the dragon pearl... how could Kai and Nami's mother have given up a pearl but still be alive. And how is that their sibling?
How could Mira not have any objections to Kai giving up his pearl, but stand there cool as a cucumber when he wants to sacrifice himself?
What was the drawbacks goal by killing the titan... and if the city is on the titan's back, why didn't it sink when they killed it?
I also fail to see why the folk were so dependent on the humans (which are horrible), the ocean is huge! There had to be other places below the surface that could be made into a home.
And in the end, everyone grows gills and suddenly they're all holding hands and singing kumbaya?!
It's a no from me, I won't be continuing this series.
Sorry for the rant, I'm done now...
booksemmahasread's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Classism, Violence, and War
Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality
Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, and Blood
bethsiekierawalker's review against another edition
challenging
sad
tense
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? Yes
2.5
cjess123's review against another edition
Couldn't really get in to it, no matter how hard I tried.
I don't really like Not finishing books. I'm uallt entertained pretty easily.
I don't really like Not finishing books. I'm uallt entertained pretty easily.
pandasekh's review against another edition
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“Fathomfolk – Il popolo degli abissi” di Eliza Chan è un libro che ho letto in versione ARC ottenuta gratuitamente grazie alla casa editrice. Purtroppo, non sono riuscito a completare la lettura e ho abbandonato il libro al 26% perché, arrivato a questo punto, ancora non avevo trovato nulla di veramente apprezzabile. La lettura era diventata uno sforzo, portata avanti più per dovere che per piacere. Alla fine, leggo per piacere, non per lavoro, e mi sembra giusto non finire quei libri che, data una giusta quantità di tempo, non mi soddisfano.
“Fathomfolk – Il popolo degli abissi” di Eliza Chan è un libro che ho letto in versione ARC ottenuta gratuitamente grazie alla casa editrice. Purtroppo, non sono riuscito a completare la lettura e ho abbandonato il libro al 26% perché, arrivato a questo punto, ancora non avevo trovato nulla di veramente apprezzabile. La lettura era diventata uno sforzo, portata avanti più per dovere che per piacere. Alla fine, leggo per piacere, non per lavoro, e mi sembra giusto non finire quei libri che, data una giusta quantità di tempo, non mi soddisfano.
“Fathomfolk” è narrato in terza persona con tre diversi punti di vista (POV). I cambi di POV avvengono a ogni capitolo, che sono brevi, e questo rende la narrazione un po’ confusionaria. Ho faticato a seguire ciò che succedeva, poiché i tre personaggi partono in modo differente, moltiplicando così i luoghi, i nomi e i pensieri da tenere a mente. Questo rende difficile mantenere il filo della storia.
Politica e la critica sociale sono elementi fondamentali nel libro, il che può essere un punto positivo o negativo a seconda del lettore. Personalmente, per me è stato indifferente, né un pro né un contro significativo.
L’uso di troppi nomi ignoti senza spiegazione adeguata mi ha causato un po’ di frustrazione. Termini come dratsie, kelpie, chinthe, tori acquatici tarbh uisge, jangjamari vengono introdotti senza contesto, lasciando il lettore confuso, senza un’immagine mentale chiara di ciò che dovrebbe vedere. Forse nella versione finale del libro sarà presente un glossario, ma rimane il fatto che in un romanzo di narrativa la spiegazione dovrebbe essere presente nel libro stesso, senza far affidamento a un glossario.
Arrivato al 26% del libro, non era ancora chiaro quale fosse l’obiettivo finale dei protagonisti né quali difficoltà avrebbero dovuto affrontare. Sembrava un’introduzione infinita, senza una direzione precisa o un climax in vista. Questo ha ulteriormente diminuito il mio interesse e la mia motivazione a proseguire la lettura.
In conclusione, “Fathomfolk – Il popolo degli abissi” di Eliza Chan non è riuscito a catturare il mio interesse. La narrazione confusionaria, la mancanza di un chiaro obiettivo e l’uso di termini non spiegati hanno reso la lettura più uno sforzo che un piacere.