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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The beginning was very slow, but the ending more than made up for it! I really enjoyed the magical library vibes, this was an enchanting read. I’d love to reread to see if that changes my feelings on the beginning.
It took a long while to get far enough into this book to feel like it was going somewhere. It reminds me of MMORPGs in the sense you have to sink about a 100+ hours to start to get a pay off. I only really started to prick up my ears at about page 300-odd.
Was it woth the time and read? Yeah, it was well written and it was an adventure to read. Switching between multiple naratives and books, to some degree. Over all I think the lore books that were between the 'present' characters were of much more interest to me than Zachary's story.
This book is for someone who likes a story that is like slow burn, "the journey more importaint than the destination," kinda story. Not for those that rush for the ending and find conclusions fullfilling.
Was it woth the time and read? Yeah, it was well written and it was an adventure to read. Switching between multiple naratives and books, to some degree. Over all I think the lore books that were between the 'present' characters were of much more interest to me than Zachary's story.
This book is for someone who likes a story that is like slow burn, "the journey more importaint than the destination," kinda story. Not for those that rush for the ending and find conclusions fullfilling.
Some books you read because the plot intrigues you, drives you forward to learn why and how.
Some you read because the characters fascinate you, the who becomes the driving force and you yearn to learn what happens to these people, fictional though they may be.
And some books, very few, very rarely, are read because the words themsleves enchant and delight. No imagination is needed because worlds spring forth unbidden from between pages and strike at the very core of your being.
3 guesses as to which kind of book The Starless Sea is, and the first two don't count.
Some you read because the characters fascinate you, the who becomes the driving force and you yearn to learn what happens to these people, fictional though they may be.
And some books, very few, very rarely, are read because the words themsleves enchant and delight. No imagination is needed because worlds spring forth unbidden from between pages and strike at the very core of your being.
3 guesses as to which kind of book The Starless Sea is, and the first two don't count.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
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:
Complicated
I knew this book wouldn’t give away the answers to everything by the end, so I leaned into its surrealism. Reading this book ended up feeling more like an experience, a dream that I could sink into each time I opened its pages. The atmosphere and world-building were beautiful. There’s a scene that blew me away when I first read it, where Zachary and Dorian stumble into a glittering gold ballroom and share a dance. My mind just keeps going back to the magic of that sequence, and I remember like I was almost there. I wish I could stay in the Starless Sea for a little longer even though, as this book ultimately reasons, all stories must have an end. There were some issues I did have with the writing style, mostly wordiness (record-breaking number of times the word “book” is used) and an outdated “millennial” way of saying some things. While the overall experience beats these problems I had, they still took me out of the story at times. I also felt that the pacing could be a bit better—there was a bit of a lull in the middle that picked up towards the end. In addition, I didn’t fully buy into Zachary and Dorian’s relationship. I felt that it could’ve been developed much more so that it could have led to a more fulfilling ending. While I did have my qualms, I’m glad I could get lost in this book for a while. I feel that it will embed itself into my memory like a dream I can’t forget.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
slow-paced
As I get older and busier in my professional life, I feel like my hobbies become shallower and shallower. I used to devor dense books - I loved The Girl and the Dragon Tattoo and learning about whatever Swedish pizza toppings Lisbeth was eating that day. Now? I feel like I can't get through a simple news article without having to focus and reread paragraphs 3 times.
All of to say, I don't understand this book. I read it but nowhere comprehended it. I didn't enjoy it. I have no idea what the plot was. The words were pretty but meaningless to me. I don't understand the romance in this book. I feel like they just said "I love you" to each other but there was no real romance. Everything kind of just disappointed me.
All of to say, I don't understand this book. I read it but nowhere comprehended it. I didn't enjoy it. I have no idea what the plot was. The words were pretty but meaningless to me. I don't understand the romance in this book. I feel like they just said "I love you" to each other but there was no real romance. Everything kind of just disappointed me.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
The more I love a book, the longer I take to read it. This was the perfect book, I could not love it more and did not want it to end so I stretched it out and took forever to read and now just want to read it immediately again.