Reviews - No Gods, No Monsters

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No Gods, No Monsters

Cadwell Turnbull

3.6 AVERAGE

brandtl's review against another edition

3.0

I feel like this book was trying to do too much. There were parts I liked, but it was hard to keep track of everything

jb4nay's review

3.75

challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed how much the plot tried to do. I had some trouble remembering who was whom with just how many characters there were and the structure of the book. I did appreciate that Turnbull made a joke about all the characters in the acknowledgements.

I feel like this sets up for promising sequel once you have an idea of who everyone is and why you should care about them. It just took a while for things to click.

Like the

alternate reality jumping character, Calvin

had me second guessing if I missed a name somewhere 100 pages earlier because of how his scenes are written.

But overall, I enjoyed the world, the references to Caribbean folklore especially, and the diversity of characters. I’m curious about the sequel and how things progress. A fun read, but I’d suggest taking notes.

Content Warnings

warwriter's review against another edition

1.0

Put it down at Chapter 10, and when I picked it up, I had no idea what was going on. Definitely unputdownable only because you'll be lost going back to it. Still had no idea who the narrator was.

warwriter1939's review against another edition

1.0

Put it down at Chapter 10, and when I picked it up, I had no idea what was going on. Definitely unputdownable only because you'll be lost going back to it. Still had no idea who the narrator was.