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A review by spelletier
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Death of parent
Holy unreliable narrator, Batman!
Muir is taking narrative devices, holding them hostage, and exploiting them to every last period. Heavy use of limited POV, unreliable narration, and 2010's internet/Kiwi humor, all to great effect.