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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
uninterested in continuation of series
Probably not going to finish this... I'm about 50 or so pages in and the novelty has worn off.
My reviews are far from prosaic. I keep it short.
I did not enjoy this even a fraction as much as I did Wicked, but again, different character focus, different story...entirely. It was interesting, a bit rambling, but then again so is Liir. When the main character has no sense of direction, it's easy to see why the book itself tends to lean that way as well. There were parts that just didn't make sense at all to the story and seemed a bit garish-to-be-garish.
Overall, I'm glad I read it, but unlike Wicked I won't be reading it again.
I did not enjoy this even a fraction as much as I did Wicked, but again, different character focus, different story...entirely. It was interesting, a bit rambling, but then again so is Liir. When the main character has no sense of direction, it's easy to see why the book itself tends to lean that way as well. There were parts that just didn't make sense at all to the story and seemed a bit garish-to-be-garish.
Overall, I'm glad I read it, but unlike Wicked I won't be reading it again.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Woweeee
This sequel is a whole different game to it's predecessor - while one focusses on the story of elphaba and issues that affects her as a woman, son of a which completely inverts the world from the perspective of her son liir, a young boy who has had very little support in life and goes through the motions of radicalisation that many young men without direction may find themselves in. Liir cannot see himself as a valuable person, and falls into whichever dangerous figures will take him, until more certain figures allow him the space to question what he has learned. Liir subsequently begins to learn the lessons of the women that struggle around him, and his place within that struggle (including finally understanding the emotional insights of his mother, and why she was so distant to him). Seeing him develop into (and understand that he always was) the best and worst attributes of his mother and father was such an interesting journey, and I have so much to think about!!
I think overall wicked feels slightly stronger, possibly owing to it covering a far longer period of time, but this was a pure delight and a huge thematic surprise!! I also did feel the pacing slowed a bit more, but the ending built up well and was an incredibly fast and tense finale!
This sequel is a whole different game to it's predecessor - while one focusses on the story of elphaba and issues that affects her as a woman, son of a which completely inverts the world from the perspective of her son liir, a young boy who has had very little support in life and goes through the motions of radicalisation that many young men without direction may find themselves in. Liir cannot see himself as a valuable person, and falls into whichever dangerous figures will take him, until more certain figures allow him the space to question what he has learned. Liir subsequently begins to learn the lessons of the women that struggle around him, and his place within that struggle (including finally understanding the emotional insights of his mother, and why she was so distant to him). Seeing him develop into (and understand that he always was) the best and worst attributes of his mother and father was such an interesting journey, and I have so much to think about!!
I think overall wicked feels slightly stronger, possibly owing to it covering a far longer period of time, but this was a pure delight and a huge thematic surprise!! I also did feel the pacing slowed a bit more, but the ending built up well and was an incredibly fast and tense finale!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Felt pointless, there was no real plot, and the character wasn’t particularly likeable
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
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