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A review by novella42
Time Was by Ian McDonald
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This book pissed me off in the first half, but then won me over with sheer poetry.
I was too stubborn to DNF something under 150 pages long, and I'm glad I decided to push through the first forty or fifty pages of my confusion. There are so many excellent one-liners and moments of true lyrical beauty. This author can set an evocative scene like a boy scout can light a fire with wet twine and gumption. I'm not sure how he did it. But damn, he did it, and then some.
Some of my favorite lines will be forthcoming when I have had a chance to sleep and pull them from the photos I took. (Thank you, Google Lens.)
I was too stubborn to DNF something under 150 pages long, and I'm glad I decided to push through the first forty or fifty pages of my confusion. There are so many excellent one-liners and moments of true lyrical beauty. This author can set an evocative scene like a boy scout can light a fire with wet twine and gumption. I'm not sure how he did it. But damn, he did it, and then some.
Some of my favorite lines will be forthcoming when I have had a chance to sleep and pull them from the photos I took. (Thank you, Google Lens.)