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suzjustsuz 's review for:
The Vagrant
by Peter Newman
I think I could have gone to 4 stars on this, but the truth is that I enjoyed the ride but most of the time had no clue WTF was going on in this world.
Admittedly I listened to the audiobook and it's quite possible I missed important bits. For example the timeline jumps around a good bit and often I realized I didn't know what was going on, then realized it had jumped back in time and I'd missed the notification that it had done so. I am the sort of person that reads every single word when I'm reading a book, but I listen to audiobooks with half a head paying attention to whatever else I'm doing at the time. Sometimes I miss things, and I felt like I'd missed a lot all the way through this book. In reading other reviews perhaps I didn't miss as much as I thought, perhaps it was just the author's writing style.
Either way, it was dark and gritty and hopeful and weird and confusing. I wouldn't have minded spending a bit of time in the MC's head, particularly since he was mute, but the author didn't give us that kind of insight.
The end felt a bit abrupt, though. I'm undecided about listening to the next.
ETA: The goat was really a great character, though. I've glimpsed at the next book and I think I'll have a listen to it. At least the MC is a hold over from the first book and can speak.
Admittedly I listened to the audiobook and it's quite possible I missed important bits. For example the timeline jumps around a good bit and often I realized I didn't know what was going on, then realized it had jumped back in time and I'd missed the notification that it had done so. I am the sort of person that reads every single word when I'm reading a book, but I listen to audiobooks with half a head paying attention to whatever else I'm doing at the time. Sometimes I miss things, and I felt like I'd missed a lot all the way through this book. In reading other reviews perhaps I didn't miss as much as I thought, perhaps it was just the author's writing style.
Either way, it was dark and gritty and hopeful and weird and confusing. I wouldn't have minded spending a bit of time in the MC's head, particularly since he was mute, but the author didn't give us that kind of insight.
The end felt a bit abrupt, though. I'm undecided about listening to the next.
ETA: The goat was really a great character, though. I've glimpsed at the next book and I think I'll have a listen to it. At least the MC is a hold over from the first book and can speak.