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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
3,5 rounded up
The Waking of Angantyr by Marie Brennan is hard for me to rate.
On the one hand I really loved the dark and bleak setting, as well as a syringe female character who just won't give up. She defies the role she has in society, and she fails a lot along the way. She does get up and try again every time though, through sheer grit and determination, on her quest for a better life, and revenge for her ancestors.
She's not the easiest character to like, but I found her fascinating, so I was easily enthralled by her story. Especially the voices she hears had me intrigued instantly.
So why is it hard to rate then? I think it's mostly down to style and structure. This is a retelling of an old Norse poem, and I personally just don't always get on too well with those. I like a more fluent storyline to follow along, and some of the heroics and tragedies just don't engage me as much as a more modern take. I often find I enjoy the setting and characters a lot more than the actual story with these.
I do however appreciate just how much this differs from her Lady Trent series, in tone as well as in style. I adore authors who manage to not be stuck in one particular corner, but are versatile.
The Waking of Angantyr by Marie Brennan is hard for me to rate.
On the one hand I really loved the dark and bleak setting, as well as a syringe female character who just won't give up. She defies the role she has in society, and she fails a lot along the way. She does get up and try again every time though, through sheer grit and determination, on her quest for a better life, and revenge for her ancestors.
She's not the easiest character to like, but I found her fascinating, so I was easily enthralled by her story. Especially the voices she hears had me intrigued instantly.
So why is it hard to rate then? I think it's mostly down to style and structure. This is a retelling of an old Norse poem, and I personally just don't always get on too well with those. I like a more fluent storyline to follow along, and some of the heroics and tragedies just don't engage me as much as a more modern take. I often find I enjoy the setting and characters a lot more than the actual story with these.
I do however appreciate just how much this differs from her Lady Trent series, in tone as well as in style. I adore authors who manage to not be stuck in one particular corner, but are versatile.
While the idea behind this story has always managed to be intriguing and interesting enough to keep me going from the beginning to the end, I don’t feel like the structure and pacing of the story, as well as the excessive violence that was present there, to be exactly my cup of tea and sort of grating. And the story lost steam towards the end.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Transphobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Rape, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes