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A review by cupiscent
Bookburners by Mur Lafferty, Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Brian Francis Slattery
3.0
Reading a book designed to be episodic, like television, was an interesting experience. I had a lot of frustration in the early-middle about the enclosed monster-of-the-week nature of the sections, and the interruptions that put in the way of the smooth development of character stuff. But the broader plot arcs started to show themselves before long, and all in all I'm pretty satisfied.
Overall, this is not quiiiiite my thing - urban fantasy heavy on the horror, and in a biblical/demonic direction that I'm not particularly fond of. But the Gladstone-esque complexity to it covers a multitude of mehs. I appreciate that there was a lot of ground to cover in here, but I would've liked slightly more exploration of the diverse origins of the crew - Grace's backstory ep was one of my favourites, and I'm dying to know more about Asanti's life. That said, I'm not sure I'm going to read on into season 2, because like I said, not quite my thing. An interesting - and successful! -
exercise in format, though.
Overall, this is not quiiiiite my thing - urban fantasy heavy on the horror, and in a biblical/demonic direction that I'm not particularly fond of. But the Gladstone-esque complexity to it covers a multitude of mehs. I appreciate that there was a lot of ground to cover in here, but I would've liked slightly more exploration of the diverse origins of the crew - Grace's backstory ep was one of my favourites, and I'm dying to know more about Asanti's life. That said, I'm not sure I'm going to read on into season 2, because like I said, not quite my thing. An interesting - and successful! -
exercise in format, though.