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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
the writing is atrocious, sadly. really interesting premise, and i think this would make a cool graphic novel or movie, but as a book...really bad. i couldn't even follow who was doing what in the first chapter.
The opening lines:
The opening lines:
A room, full of violence to come. Then with the nasty white light of LEDs. Then a man came in and sat between the metal lockers.
An excerpt from a shortly later:
The dark-haired man entered and that stillness broke and everyone went back to how it had been. The first man raised his scanner again, checking on its workings, took in the whole room in its scrying screen. He let it linger for another moment over he at whom he'd sneaked a look, switching his machine's registers, converting the soldiers into a landscape of colored contours.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
1. Unnecessarily hard to read
Likely just preference but I found Meiville's style hard to read with unnecessarily bombastic vocabulary which did not add additional colour to the storybuilding.
2. Strange mix of character development and main plot
I did find the pacing odd. Much of the book was building a solid background of B/Unute, his struggles with immortality, and with the other godkin. The resolution of said conflict with godkin dissipated too quickly after the climax, as if Reeves /Meiville got bored with it.
3. I could not unsee B as Keanu
More of a positive than a negative to be honest 😆
Verdict
Is it worth reading? I'd say yes. Definitely worth a read, but is it a must-read for 2025, that is a solid no from me.
Likely just preference but I found Meiville's style hard to read with unnecessarily bombastic vocabulary which did not add additional colour to the storybuilding.
2. Strange mix of character development and main plot
I did find the pacing odd. Much of the book was building a solid background of B/Unute, his struggles with immortality, and with the other godkin. The resolution of said conflict with godkin dissipated too quickly after the climax, as if Reeves /Meiville got bored with it.
3. I could not unsee B as Keanu
More of a positive than a negative to be honest 😆
Verdict
Is it worth reading? I'd say yes. Definitely worth a read, but is it a must-read for 2025, that is a solid no from me.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Boring. Tries too hard.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide