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lolaslacava 's review for:
Mongrels
by Stephen Graham Jones
DNF at about 50%. The premise is SO compelling and the book starts off incredibly strong. It really grabbed me in the beginning and does well to put you into the shoes of the MC. It sets up the start of what could be an incredibly wild adventure.
I love LOVED the bits of werewolf lore, but I feel like the way it was being presented to me wasn't serving the story. It was kind of like reading a menu at the start of a game instead of the game teaching you to play. "This is this way simply because it is."
For the most part, this rating doesn't come from an entirely negative place. I don't think this book is poorly written, but it's not written in a format that's working for me as a reader. It's sort of "episodic" and disconnected, and it makes it incredibly difficult to follow. On top of that, I don't think this one is strongly "plot" driven, which makes the writing seem even MORE aimless. Some readers may respond well to this, but I'm just not one of them.
I love LOVED the bits of werewolf lore, but I feel like the way it was being presented to me wasn't serving the story. It was kind of like reading a menu at the start of a game instead of the game teaching you to play. "This is this way simply because it is."
For the most part, this rating doesn't come from an entirely negative place. I don't think this book is poorly written, but it's not written in a format that's working for me as a reader. It's sort of "episodic" and disconnected, and it makes it incredibly difficult to follow. On top of that, I don't think this one is strongly "plot" driven, which makes the writing seem even MORE aimless. Some readers may respond well to this, but I'm just not one of them.