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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
Good, but not great. I think I don't really get Jeff VanderMeer's writing, so I don't really get into the characters or the world as much as I would with other authors.
I like the way Vandermeer can make a scene come to life and the world building here is great. My only struggle was relating with the main characters, I really just had a hard time caring about Rachel and Wick. I was much more interested in Borne, Mord and the Magician who were mostly kept veiled. That certainly seemed intentional and added to their mysticism. The contrast of these characters just existing and the rest of the book's dissection of every detail left the overall narrative feel a bit hollow.
This cannot be the first book from this author you read. You need to know what you are getting in to. I don't want to say you have to read another book just to read this book, but you might. Start with Annihilation, the 1st of the Southern Reach trilogy. If you like the style, then read this one.
Having gone through that, I'm bummed I spent the time on this book. I can see how some may get a lot of "feels" from this book about motherhood, or the shortness of life in general, or how Earth will eventually die anyway, but I after about half-way through, I had a really hard time caring what happened to anyone in the book. Doesn't help that my borrowed ebook from the library expired and I had to wait 2 weeks to get it back and finish the book. In that two weeks while I waited, I looked up the book on Wiki and read how it ends... then I really didn't care, but for some reason I stuck it out and finished it. Will stop with books from this author. Upset at the lost time I could have been reading another book on my nightstand.
Having gone through that, I'm bummed I spent the time on this book. I can see how some may get a lot of "feels" from this book about motherhood, or the shortness of life in general, or how Earth will eventually die anyway, but I after about half-way through, I had a really hard time caring what happened to anyone in the book. Doesn't help that my borrowed ebook from the library expired and I had to wait 2 weeks to get it back and finish the book. In that two weeks while I waited, I looked up the book on Wiki and read how it ends... then I really didn't care, but for some reason I stuck it out and finished it. Will stop with books from this author. Upset at the lost time I could have been reading another book on my nightstand.
This cannot be the first book from this author you read. You need to know what you are getting in to. I don't want to say you have to read another book just to read this book, but you might. Start with Annihilation, the 1st of the Southern Reach trilogy. If you like the style, then read this one.
Having gone through that, I'm bummed I spent the time on this book. I can see how some may get a lot of "feels" from this book about motherhood, or the shortness of life in general, or how Earth will eventually die anyway, but I after about half-way through, I had a really hard time caring what happened to anyone in the book. I just wanted it to END. The way this author writes makes it not possible to speed read, and every page is a page you have to pay attention to. Doesn't help that my borrowed ebook from the library expired and I had to wait 2 weeks to get it back and finish the book. In that two weeks while I waited, I looked up the book on Wiki and read how it ends... then I really didn't care, but for some reason I stuck it out and finished it. Will stop with books from this author. Upset at the lost time I could have been reading another book on my nightstand. I definitely did not get out of this book what I had to put in to read it.
Having gone through that, I'm bummed I spent the time on this book. I can see how some may get a lot of "feels" from this book about motherhood, or the shortness of life in general, or how Earth will eventually die anyway, but I after about half-way through, I had a really hard time caring what happened to anyone in the book. I just wanted it to END. The way this author writes makes it not possible to speed read, and every page is a page you have to pay attention to. Doesn't help that my borrowed ebook from the library expired and I had to wait 2 weeks to get it back and finish the book. In that two weeks while I waited, I looked up the book on Wiki and read how it ends... then I really didn't care, but for some reason I stuck it out and finished it. Will stop with books from this author. Upset at the lost time I could have been reading another book on my nightstand. I definitely did not get out of this book what I had to put in to read it.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Eigenlijk 4,5*, maar geen 5* omdat het boek toch mogelijk iets te vreemd is om kado te doen...
Een reusachtige vliegende beer, een zeeanemoon die fors groeit (en blijkt te kunnen praten) worden met een Sport-Banden liefdesverhaal (eerder overlevingsverhaal) gemengd. De wereld zoals wij die kennen is min of meer vergaan, waarbij The Company een niet zo frisse rol speelt.
Doet in de verte wel wat denken aan een gitzwarte versie van de verhalen van Walter Moers. Ook zwarter dan Station Eleven, maar door de (letterlijk) fantastische elementen goed leesbaar.
Een reusachtige vliegende beer, een zeeanemoon die fors groeit (en blijkt te kunnen praten) worden met een Sport-Banden liefdesverhaal (eerder overlevingsverhaal) gemengd. De wereld zoals wij die kennen is min of meer vergaan, waarbij The Company een niet zo frisse rol speelt.
Doet in de verte wel wat denken aan een gitzwarte versie van de verhalen van Walter Moers. Ook zwarter dan Station Eleven, maar door de (letterlijk) fantastische elementen goed leesbaar.
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes