mgalvan 's review for:

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft

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This book is like The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus except much less colorful. It also has a semi-pretentious "quirky" feel that reminds me of The Night Circus, which was a chore to read. Yeah, it wasn't for me. I can see this coming out as a movie in the style of the newest Murder on the Orient Express with a lot of CGI. I didn't like the characters, the writing didn't grab me, and I didn't think the ending was worth it.