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singinglupines's review
1.0
DNF @ 17%
I attempted to pick this up again three times and only made it a couple pages further. The plot may become interesting (up to this point everything was basic), but what deterred me from reading further was the prose.
It was difficult to pinpoint why the book felt so boring to me, but I think it was because the writing was just so flat. All the characters basically sounded the same and used the same phrases. Some expressions were jarringly modern. There was a lack of description when it came to conversations. We were never shown how the characters expressed themselves visually (changing facial expressions and body language) and verbally (dialogue words).
I attempted to pick this up again three times and only made it a couple pages further. The plot may become interesting (up to this point everything was basic), but what deterred me from reading further was the prose.
It was difficult to pinpoint why the book felt so boring to me, but I think it was because the writing was just so flat. All the characters basically sounded the same and used the same phrases. Some expressions were jarringly modern. There was a lack of description when it came to conversations. We were never shown how the characters expressed themselves visually (changing facial expressions and body language) and verbally (dialogue words).
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