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lawandotter 's review for:
The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Older
2 stars only because the world is compelling and layered.
My biggest problem was the prose, which often used long sentences and unnecessarily complex words. This was especially glaring in the dialogue - the characters did not feel like real people having real conversations.
I also did not enjoy the mystery or romance. Both felt like they were built upon foundations we could not see - the mystery upon knowledge of the world readers don’t have yet and the romance on the main characters’ past together. I constantly felt like I was missing something important, which led to the resolution of the mystery and the romance both feeling flat.
This book would be great for some, but unfortunately it just did not work for me.
My biggest problem was the prose, which often used long sentences and unnecessarily complex words. This was especially glaring in the dialogue - the characters did not feel like real people having real conversations.
I also did not enjoy the mystery or romance. Both felt like they were built upon foundations we could not see - the mystery upon knowledge of the world readers don’t have yet and the romance on the main characters’ past together. I constantly felt like I was missing something important, which led to the resolution of the mystery and the romance both feeling flat.
This book would be great for some, but unfortunately it just did not work for me.