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rens_reading_glenn 's review for:
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
My luck with "popular" books continues - or I should say more accurately my lack of luck.
I typically give a book and hour audio narration/about a hundred pages reading with my own eyes to convince me if it's worth my time, but with this one the arrogance of the main character immediately put me off. The author tried (and failed) to make it subtle and matter of fact, but going on for 15 minutes about all her accomplishments and "wow, look at how smart and awesome I am" gave me the impression of someone extremely full of themselves. That paired with her willful ignorance and avoidance of all things magical when the book lists "Witches" right in the title only further soured my attitude toward her, because they means she is either going to royally fuck up and unleash some serious bad mojo, or she is going to magically be the most powerful and perfect witch ever without any effort or practice. Probably both.
As soon as the sinfully gorgeous vampire showed up, I was out. I don't need another 23 hours/500 pages to know exactly what is going to happen, and I guarantee it is a story that could be told in 300 pages or less.
I typically give a book and hour audio narration/about a hundred pages reading with my own eyes to convince me if it's worth my time, but with this one the arrogance of the main character immediately put me off. The author tried (and failed) to make it subtle and matter of fact, but going on for 15 minutes about all her accomplishments and "wow, look at how smart and awesome I am" gave me the impression of someone extremely full of themselves. That paired with her willful ignorance and avoidance of all things magical when the book lists "Witches" right in the title only further soured my attitude toward her, because they means she is either going to royally fuck up and unleash some serious bad mojo, or she is going to magically be the most powerful and perfect witch ever without any effort or practice. Probably both.
As soon as the sinfully gorgeous vampire showed up, I was out. I don't need another 23 hours/500 pages to know exactly what is going to happen, and I guarantee it is a story that could be told in 300 pages or less.