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Tenía muchas ganas de leer este libro, porque me encanta la manera de escribir de Patrick Ness en A moster calls, es es único libro que he leido del autor, así que en terminos de escritura este libro me dejo mucho que desear, se brinca de escena en escena demasiado, las primera vez si tenía una razón de ser y se sentían como punch-lines o cambio de escena si este libro fuera una pelicula, creo que hubiera sido mejor si esos cambios de escena en la que

Malcom y la agente Woolf complementan sus conversaciones estuvo bien

pero ya para el final se volvio tedioso; me parecio un poco predescible que

la agente woolf fuera mithera thea, pero si me sorprendio que fuera la diosa

la relación de malcom con

Nelson se me hizo un poco desabrida

creo que mi observación en general es que le hizo falta prpfundidad y sentimientos, los personajes viven y mueren y no siento que me interese; Escuche a una youtuber decir que lo sientio como un "Fever dream" y estoy de acuerdo.

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

The first half was the best half.

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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adventurous dark hopeful 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? No

3.5

"He could already see the yearning in her, the reach so many humans had, when they wished for more, a reach that was almost a magic on its own, if they only knew it."

So, Patrick Ness reliably got me out of a reading slump once more, I really have to thank him someday for that. Even though I know this isn't my favorite of his works, it's good and tackles some important issues. For example police brutality, racism and grief are strong topics here. It's also the story of some places, where the cold war Suddenly got a little warmer and finally exploded. Thanks to a little (dragon) magic and science. I mean I bought this book because it has dragons in it and is written by Patrick Ness, I got a lot more than that out of it. The theory of parallel universes and all the potential it holds is currently one of the main surprises. It packed a lot of action and violence, it had also less relatable feelings for me, but that's besides the point. My main problem was, that the book, in the beginning felt a little bumpy. I stumbled over sentences and had to read paragraphs again. I have to admit, I wasn't entirely good at focusing while reading too, so I don't know what percentage of the problems I had where just my fault. Nevertheless I had some problems with it because all the input the author wanted to integrate into the story really influenced the pacing. Of course later in the book, he got right back to the wonderfully polished style I know from him, but still. I get that it's hard, to write about people and experiences you personally don't really have a connection to and I appreciate that he did it and quite well too, I think, I feel like there could have been more to it though. I just mean, that I know there are other forms of media out there that have portraied similar problems in a more touching way, so I know it's possible,if that was his intention. Maybe he didn't want it to be as emotional as other books he wrote, I don't know. It's just something I personally would have changed. Still liked the book and dragons rule! ^^

" 'I'm just a girl.'
'It is tragic, how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather than triumph.'"

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