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No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
At first, this novel was very disturbing. I had trouble getting into the story, and the switching of point of view confused me more than anything... Until I reached the second half of No Gods, No Monsters. At that point, I started to understand that the 'random' events and stories occurring were in fact intertwined. However, they proved themselves to be so entangled that I ended up finding difficult to clearly tell them apart. Indeed, the multiple voices soon proves itself to be reunited by one voice and one mind.
The characters in No Gods, No Monsters were superbly written. The intertwining of their voices, thoughts, and points of view gave a sense of uniformity and gospel-like cast of characters. Eventually, it was almost difficult to tell one character from another since their voices were so perfectly well embedded together.
The horrific and gloomy mood of the novel really surprised me, though usually it's not my cup of tea. I adored Cadwell Turnbull's writing style, and his narration techniques were incredible. In the end, I think that the confusion that arose in me when I began reading was intentional. Cadwell Turnbull managed to make me feel disturbed, lost, afraid, anxious, sad and angry at the same time.
I think that Cadwell Turnbull's No Gods, No Monsters is a novel that I enjoyed no necessarily for the plot –although it was brilliantly built– but for the writing style and techniques. I am really looking forward reading more of Turnbull's novels.
The characters in No Gods, No Monsters were superbly written. The intertwining of their voices, thoughts, and points of view gave a sense of uniformity and gospel-like cast of characters. Eventually, it was almost difficult to tell one character from another since their voices were so perfectly well embedded together.
The horrific and gloomy mood of the novel really surprised me, though usually it's not my cup of tea. I adored Cadwell Turnbull's writing style, and his narration techniques were incredible. In the end, I think that the confusion that arose in me when I began reading was intentional. Cadwell Turnbull managed to make me feel disturbed, lost, afraid, anxious, sad and angry at the same time.
I think that Cadwell Turnbull's No Gods, No Monsters is a novel that I enjoyed no necessarily for the plot –although it was brilliantly built– but for the writing style and techniques. I am really looking forward reading more of Turnbull's novels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence