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bargainandbooks's review
4.0
I revived a copy of this book from the publisher and ZG Stories. So grateful.
The person who reached out to let me have a copy said it was unique and difficult to define. I completely agree and stand behind that 100%.
This was a very unique story written in lose poetry. While at times I found it could be difficult to follow I still was able to (usually) catch right back on to the story. I did find that the second half of the book was smoother to read and the story itself seemed to almost pickup/speed up. The one thing I struggled with was the lack of world building. I didn’t find there was a lot of visuals for the surroundings.
This was an ambitious project and focused on some big events (can’t e talk climate change, war, sickness… oooo) But for being so ambitious I still felt it was interesting and well done.
I actually love reading poetry and HATE reviewing it because of how subjective it can be
The person who reached out to let me have a copy said it was unique and difficult to define. I completely agree and stand behind that 100%.
This was a very unique story written in lose poetry. While at times I found it could be difficult to follow I still was able to (usually) catch right back on to the story. I did find that the second half of the book was smoother to read and the story itself seemed to almost pickup/speed up. The one thing I struggled with was the lack of world building. I didn’t find there was a lot of visuals for the surroundings.
This was an ambitious project and focused on some big events (can’t e talk climate change, war, sickness… oooo) But for being so ambitious I still felt it was interesting and well done.
I actually love reading poetry and HATE reviewing it because of how subjective it can be
athios's review
A TINY INSIGNIFICANT OPINION
first person to open this copy
pages crisp yet ragged edged
lured by a local news article
drawn to its potential
Story: intriguing yet obstructed by
Writing: sentences end where not —
placement of, punctuation peculiar
like a James Kirk, soliloquy
meaning of any capitalization Unknown
(insert italicized non-sequitur and □□ random symbols
be it art, poetry or disjointed ravings
this reader Cannot decipher
fifty plus pages on
hopes high, effort and patience tremendous
but comprehension and enjoyment scant
time spent never to be recovered
so why this review, mockery or tribute
reflection, longing, dirge, Warning
hopes dashed
no more
May another more capable reader take up this burden
first person to open this copy
pages crisp yet ragged edged
lured by a local news article
drawn to its potential
Story: intriguing yet obstructed by
Writing: sentences end where not —
placement of, punctuation peculiar
like a James Kirk, soliloquy
meaning of any capitalization Unknown
(insert italicized non-sequitur and □□ random symbols
be it art, poetry or disjointed ravings
this reader Cannot decipher
fifty plus pages on
hopes high, effort and patience tremendous
but comprehension and enjoyment scant
time spent never to be recovered
so why this review, mockery or tribute
reflection, longing, dirge, Warning
hopes dashed
no more
May another more capable reader take up this burden
2treads's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Telling a story that is epic in scope and action and novel length is difficult, especially when it comes to keeping your reader engaged and immersed. In Bramah and the Beggar Boy, Saklikar has committed to trying to accomplish that.
She incorporates changing forms of poetry and uses images, acronyms, reports, drawings, communication and interrogation logs to break up and add to what can get overwhelming.
Her characters strengths and cunning, willingness to sacrifice and survive, as well as to save what they can of what is left of Earth kept me reading, plus I was intrigued at what she is attempting here. She calls this an epic fantasy in verse.
I am right there with the verse and elements of fantasy are there, but I have not yet fallen into the epic or maybe I just need to reprint my definition of epic.
What is clear is the disasters that have ravaged the Earth, leaving the vulnerable even more so and susceptible to exploitation to keep the Consortium running. The resistance that hides in plain sight, the spies and informers, the magic and stories, community and perseverance are all elements that endeared this read to me.
Some poems invited me to finish a line, others gave me rhymes, and still others told tales of adventure and love. A truly unique reading experience.
She incorporates changing forms of poetry and uses images, acronyms, reports, drawings, communication and interrogation logs to break up and add to what can get overwhelming.
Her characters strengths and cunning, willingness to sacrifice and survive, as well as to save what they can of what is left of Earth kept me reading, plus I was intrigued at what she is attempting here. She calls this an epic fantasy in verse.
I am right there with the verse and elements of fantasy are there, but I have not yet fallen into the epic or maybe I just need to reprint my definition of epic.
What is clear is the disasters that have ravaged the Earth, leaving the vulnerable even more so and susceptible to exploitation to keep the Consortium running. The resistance that hides in plain sight, the spies and informers, the magic and stories, community and perseverance are all elements that endeared this read to me.
Some poems invited me to finish a line, others gave me rhymes, and still others told tales of adventure and love. A truly unique reading experience.
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