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A review by linara4522
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
dark
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is, without a doubt, a five star read. πππππ
Everything felt new and refreshing. Naomi Novik's storytelling is like non I've ever read before; it is detailed, lyrical, and yet all the while fast-paced. The character's are introduced by their actions and not their own voice, something the author does a lot throughout the book. The Show Don't Tell aspect is evidently put to great use!
The Woods, despite it being a setting, felt vibrant with life and dimensions, and the magic though quite flimsy, unlike the usual rigid magic systems, was interesting to learn about. Though I have a hundred-and-one questions about how this or that came to be, and why she or he was able to do this with their magic, I still thoroughly enjoyed being dragged along unknowing.
Oh and the romance! Not that there's more than 10 pages of it, it truly is masterfully woven into the story. Progressively and unfiltered, it somewhat appeared in a realistic way, and I <i>LOVED</i> that! It wasn't overdone like in so many other fantasy novels, the two characters felt real, their own person, never dependant on the other or overbearing.
<i>ANYHOW</i> I could ramble on and on but that won't do you any good. If you like dark woods, towers, magic then this book is for you! However I'll warn you that the pacing is a bit slow at the beginning.
Everything felt new and refreshing. Naomi Novik's storytelling is like non I've ever read before; it is detailed, lyrical, and yet all the while fast-paced. The character's are introduced by their actions and not their own voice, something the author does a lot throughout the book. The Show Don't Tell aspect is evidently put to great use!
The Woods, despite it being a setting, felt vibrant with life and dimensions, and the magic though quite flimsy, unlike the usual rigid magic systems, was interesting to learn about. Though I have a hundred-and-one questions about how this or that came to be, and why she or he was able to do this with their magic, I still thoroughly enjoyed being dragged along unknowing.
Oh and the romance! Not that there's more than 10 pages of it, it truly is masterfully woven into the story. Progressively and unfiltered, it somewhat appeared in a realistic way, and I <i>LOVED</i> that! It wasn't overdone like in so many other fantasy novels, the two characters felt real, their own person, never dependant on the other or overbearing.
<i>ANYHOW</i> I could ramble on and on but that won't do you any good. If you like dark woods, towers, magic then this book is for you! However I'll warn you that the pacing is a bit slow at the beginning.