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A review by leahrenz
A Field Guide to Reality by Joanna Kavenna, Oly Ralfe
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I've just finished this book and I'm glad it's over. Though short, I found it a difficult read. Objectively it is well-written, with interesting words and the odd inspired description (I seem to remember 'walls shrill with damp').
The book revolves around a mystery so mysterious, and events so difficult to assimilate into a whole, that I found it difficult to immerse myself in the storyline. It didn't help that I believed the protagonist to be a man, only to discover she was a woman several chapters in.
This book strikes me as the sort of read that is exactly up a certain person's alley, and otherwise not altogether readable by anyone else.
The book revolves around a mystery so mysterious, and events so difficult to assimilate into a whole, that I found it difficult to immerse myself in the storyline. It didn't help that I believed the protagonist to be a man, only to discover she was a woman several chapters in.
This book strikes me as the sort of read that is exactly up a certain person's alley, and otherwise not altogether readable by anyone else.