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Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood
by Marjorie M. Liu
When I love the beginning of a story in a serialized format, I always fear that I will quickly grow accustomed to the way the author formats the story, how they begin and end each chapter. I fear how often I will notice their use of tropes and whether or not they try and subvert them.
Seeing the skeleton of a story is useful if you're working on criticism or learning the craft of writing, but it can be annoying if you're just trying to enjoy reading a story.
It wasn't long into volume two of Monstress that I started to notice the bones. But I didn't find them unsettling. I appreciated the way Liu draped her story over them. And I continued to be mesmerized by [a:Sana Takeda|377312|Sana Takeda|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1505568866p2/377312.jpg]'s art.
I recommend this book to just about everyone who comes into the store. But it's particularly interesting for people who like fantasy based post-apocalyptic tales, fans of fantasy who are intrigued by a story where male characters are mostly absent but which doesn't feel like a book that's missing anything, anyone with eyes who can appreciate dense art, people who like cute little human/animal hybrids that are badasses, pretty much everyone.
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Update: I took away a star during my reread because the latter half of the book eally suffers from bad pacing. If you ae someone who likes to read stories and non-fiction, and make diagrams and keep going back and making sure you're following the threads properly, this might still be a four star book. But if you read for enjoyment, this is a bit of a jumbled mess by the end.
I actually didn't remember any of the plot point from this volume from my previous read, and that makes me wonder if there's anything to look forward to in the coming volumes.
Seeing the skeleton of a story is useful if you're working on criticism or learning the craft of writing, but it can be annoying if you're just trying to enjoy reading a story.
It wasn't long into volume two of Monstress that I started to notice the bones. But I didn't find them unsettling. I appreciated the way Liu draped her story over them. And I continued to be mesmerized by [a:Sana Takeda|377312|Sana Takeda|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1505568866p2/377312.jpg]'s art.
I recommend this book to just about everyone who comes into the store. But it's particularly interesting for people who like fantasy based post-apocalyptic tales, fans of fantasy who are intrigued by a story where male characters are mostly absent but which doesn't feel like a book that's missing anything, anyone with eyes who can appreciate dense art, people who like cute little human/animal hybrids that are badasses, pretty much everyone.
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Update: I took away a star during my reread because the latter half of the book eally suffers from bad pacing. If you ae someone who likes to read stories and non-fiction, and make diagrams and keep going back and making sure you're following the threads properly, this might still be a four star book. But if you read for enjoyment, this is a bit of a jumbled mess by the end.
I actually didn't remember any of the plot point from this volume from my previous read, and that makes me wonder if there's anything to look forward to in the coming volumes.