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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
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
Reading this was like walking through patchy fog. I could figure out what was going on maybe 60% of the time but then out of nowhere someone's head would get cut off. [Not a spoiler - you don't know WHOSE head.] I felt like the flashes of insight I gained here and there were what kept me in it until the end, but it largely seemed like the author was being needlessly coy. Or I just didn't grasp what he was trying to do.
funny
mysterious
sad
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:
No
good to know landlords never change even with the end of the world as we know it
A beautiful mess of a novel!
I loved this book! Starts off with a number of different stories of different characters. Then the stories converge into a whole story. Some of the characters come together. Some die and come together anyway. And it all culminates in a glorious, chaotic, unexpected end. I found myself seeing the end approach without a clue as to how it was going to end. Then the felt so much like this was the only way it could have ended!
I loved this book! Starts off with a number of different stories of different characters. Then the stories converge into a whole story. Some of the characters come together. Some die and come together anyway. And it all culminates in a glorious, chaotic, unexpected end. I found myself seeing the end approach without a clue as to how it was going to end. Then the felt so much like this was the only way it could have ended!
3.5 star rating.
I thought the story and content was very interesting. However, I found the writing style fairly hard to follow. I had to re-read sections of each “chapter” / character pov to try and figure what part if the storyline I was at.
Otherwise, still a good book and worth a read.
Ps. If you have a hard cover, the dust sleeve glows in the dark!
I thought the story and content was very interesting. However, I found the writing style fairly hard to follow. I had to re-read sections of each “chapter” / character pov to try and figure what part if the storyline I was at.
Otherwise, still a good book and worth a read.
Ps. If you have a hard cover, the dust sleeve glows in the dark!
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
the LGBTQ element was good - don't think I've read a book quite this gender fluid before. some engaging characters too. The city/universe was believable and compelling: very diverse, very Asian.
The animals were cool and I do like a story that begins and ends with the same sentence. (cyclical structure my clever daughter informs me)
Unfortunately when the story finally kicked in it was a bit bollocks.
The animals were cool and I do like a story that begins and ends with the same sentence. (cyclical structure my clever daughter informs me)
Unfortunately when the story finally kicked in it was a bit bollocks.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Blade Runner meets the Golden Compass. I think this could have been a series, the conclusion was not satisfactory, but the world building was excellent.
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated