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A review by aldoregan
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
3.0
Furthermore is a light-read with quirky characters, a whimsical setting, and playful writing. I admire Tahereh Mafi's consistent writing style throughout the story. From the first page to the last page, we get this feeling of playfulness and color and fun from the words on the paper. We all fell in love with Tahereh's poetic writing in the Shatter Me trilogy and, fortunately, that can still be evident in this book. Although I cannot say that this was better than the Shatter Me trilogy. I wouldn't suggest going into this book thinking that it's going to be like the Shatter Me books because it's nowhere near that.
I absolutely adored the whole concept of Furthermore (the world, not the book), although it wasn't explained thoroughly which was a huge disappointment. You see, Furthermore is a big and a very complex magical world. When you think you've gotten it all figured out, it suddenly takes you into a massive 360-turn and you're all confused again. That's honestly how I felt whilst taking down the path of Furthermore. I don't know if we're going to get more books set in Furthermore. I have no idea if this was intentional. But right now I would've like it if the land of Furthermore was explained better.
I can't say that the pacing was good. It was just okay. There were times when everything was on point but it suddenly slows down again. The characters, however, were splendid. They're the flawed, imperfect, realistic characters we want to read about. They make mistakes and foolish decisions just like the rest of us and I really liked that.
The ending felt like it was rushed. Tahereh could've made their task more complicated, but she took the easy way out. Overall, this wasn't as good as the Shatter Me trilogy but it's enjoyable. And if you want a quirky, whimsical, and easy read then you should definitely check this out.
“She'd decided long ago that life was a long journey. She would be strong and she would be weak, and both would be okay.”
I absolutely adored the whole concept of Furthermore (the world, not the book), although it wasn't explained thoroughly which was a huge disappointment. You see, Furthermore is a big and a very complex magical world. When you think you've gotten it all figured out, it suddenly takes you into a massive 360-turn and you're all confused again. That's honestly how I felt whilst taking down the path of Furthermore. I don't know if we're going to get more books set in Furthermore. I have no idea if this was intentional. But right now I would've like it if the land of Furthermore was explained better.
I can't say that the pacing was good. It was just okay. There were times when everything was on point but it suddenly slows down again. The characters, however, were splendid. They're the flawed, imperfect, realistic characters we want to read about. They make mistakes and foolish decisions just like the rest of us and I really liked that.
The ending felt like it was rushed. Tahereh could've made their task more complicated, but she took the easy way out. Overall, this wasn't as good as the Shatter Me trilogy but it's enjoyable. And if you want a quirky, whimsical, and easy read then you should definitely check this out.
“She'd decided long ago that life was a long journey. She would be strong and she would be weak, and both would be okay.”