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A review by nnecatrix
Snake Agent by Liz Williams
2.0
Book #32 for 2011.
I had expected to like this book much more than I actually did. It was certainly imaginative enough, but at times it felt a bit too much so. I found that, ultimately, I just couldn't "buy" Inspector Chen's world, its heaven, its hell, or any of its inhabitants. Though I did like the characters. I just couldn't believe in them. I will give Williams credit for an appealing sense of humor that helped to make the grimness of the imagery bearable, so two stars seems a bit miserly. More like 2.5, I suppose.
I had expected to like this book much more than I actually did. It was certainly imaginative enough, but at times it felt a bit too much so. I found that, ultimately, I just couldn't "buy" Inspector Chen's world, its heaven, its hell, or any of its inhabitants. Though I did like the characters. I just couldn't believe in them. I will give Williams credit for an appealing sense of humor that helped to make the grimness of the imagery bearable, so two stars seems a bit miserly. More like 2.5, I suppose.