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A review by vyhurz
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
2.0
It took me a very long time to read this very short book (about 65 pages), and I thought it was me. I’m a slow reader after all. But after finishing it, I realized there just wasn’t enough story here to interest me.
I don’t want to say too much about the plot since the book is so short, but essentially we follow a young teenage girl who is living on the streets of New Orleans. But this version of New Orleans is some sort of alternate history. I’m not sure of the specifics, and I’m not sure when exactly the story is supposed to take place. The world isn’t fleshed out very much. There are also skyships and magic (more-or-less) involved.
It’s an interesting premise, and it’s a bit sad since, if this story were developed more, the world could be amazing. I’ve been reading short books to try to read more books, to experience more stories beginning to end, but this one really let me down.
tinyleafbooks.wordpress.com
I don’t want to say too much about the plot since the book is so short, but essentially we follow a young teenage girl who is living on the streets of New Orleans. But this version of New Orleans is some sort of alternate history. I’m not sure of the specifics, and I’m not sure when exactly the story is supposed to take place. The world isn’t fleshed out very much. There are also skyships and magic (more-or-less) involved.
It’s an interesting premise, and it’s a bit sad since, if this story were developed more, the world could be amazing. I’ve been reading short books to try to read more books, to experience more stories beginning to end, but this one really let me down.
tinyleafbooks.wordpress.com