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theresazel 's review for:
The Genesis of Misery
by Neon Yang
This book was all over the place.
Pros:
-Gender, sexuality, and gender identity were all here on a beautiful, un-contested spectrum.
-Giant robots (kaiju?)!
-Thrilling chase/fight scenes.
-Interesting worldbuilding.
Cons:
-Weird stuff about faith and the one "true" god, who apparently is totally ok with lots and lots and LOTS of murder.
-The bad guys (Heretics) never got much backstory or POV. Like, are they worse than the Faithful? Are the Heretics actually ill, or are they not? Very confusing.
-The author LOVES her GRE vocabulary, which is fine, but it takes a little getting used to while reading. Also, the author likes to take English words from "today" and give those words entirely new meanings in the future scenes of this story. Also okay, but jarring and took some getting used-to while reading.
Over all, I liked the book, but didn't love it. Is there a sequel coming? Because the ending was vague. Or did I just not get it? Dunno. Not gonna worry.
Pros:
-Gender, sexuality, and gender identity were all here on a beautiful, un-contested spectrum.
-Giant robots (kaiju?)!
-Thrilling chase/fight scenes.
-Interesting worldbuilding.
Cons:
-Weird stuff about faith and the one "true" god, who apparently is totally ok with lots and lots and LOTS of murder.
-The bad guys (Heretics) never got much backstory or POV. Like, are they worse than the Faithful? Are the Heretics actually ill, or are they not? Very confusing.
-The author LOVES her GRE vocabulary, which is fine, but it takes a little getting used to while reading. Also, the author likes to take English words from "today" and give those words entirely new meanings in the future scenes of this story. Also okay, but jarring and took some getting used-to while reading.
Over all, I liked the book, but didn't love it. Is there a sequel coming? Because the ending was vague. Or did I just not get it? Dunno. Not gonna worry.