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caseythereader's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.75
Thanks to Tor Books for the free copy of this book.
- THE ATLAS SIX shouldn't work, but it does. Does it? It does. I liked it. I was sometimes bored? But I kept going? Yeah, I have no idea how I feel about this book.
- It's definitely very clever and keeps you hooked, unspooling plot twists and major actions slowly, between all the long conversations about the nature of time and whatnot.
- I think my main reaction is that this is what THE MAGICIANS should have been.
- Also, that Parisa realllllly verges on the trope of the insatiable bisexual (yet also unclear if she's actually queer or just slept with some women for power reasons? Why is this book hailed as full of queer characters?), though the reasons why she is who she is are laid out in the text, it still felt weird.
- I dunno, I'll probably read the sequel? Have you read this? Tell me what you think.
- THE ATLAS SIX shouldn't work, but it does. Does it? It does. I liked it. I was sometimes bored? But I kept going? Yeah, I have no idea how I feel about this book.
- It's definitely very clever and keeps you hooked, unspooling plot twists and major actions slowly, between all the long conversations about the nature of time and whatnot.
- I think my main reaction is that this is what THE MAGICIANS should have been.
- Also, that Parisa realllllly verges on the trope of the insatiable bisexual (yet also unclear if she's actually queer or just slept with some women for power reasons? Why is this book hailed as full of queer characters?), though the reasons why she is who she is are laid out in the text, it still felt weird.
- I dunno, I'll probably read the sequel? Have you read this? Tell me what you think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Confinement, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
dododenise's review against another edition
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
This was incredibly good!
I loved how the characters philosophised about ethics, psychology and science using the magic system. The magic system is so thoroughly thought through and so well established. Most of this book is basically explaining the science of magic and theorising using it. I love it when a book uses its unique, fantastical, elements to basically just philosophies about things in the real world and this book does it so well! Everything is so thoughtful!
The characters are incredibly intriguing and interesting. Perhaps not quite likable, which is a bold choice considering that this book is character-driven, but the characters are so unique and interesting that it just works magnificently.
Just a glorious read!
I loved how the characters philosophised about ethics, psychology and science using the magic system. The magic system is so thoroughly thought through and so well established. Most of this book is basically explaining the science of magic and theorising using it. I love it when a book uses its unique, fantastical, elements to basically just philosophies about things in the real world and this book does it so well! Everything is so thoughtful!
The characters are incredibly intriguing and interesting. Perhaps not quite likable, which is a bold choice considering that this book is character-driven, but the characters are so unique and interesting that it just works magnificently.
Just a glorious read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident
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