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A review by timinbc
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
2.0
Survivors in a dystopia? Sure.
How about a gigantic flying bear? Well, maybe. Will it go all King Kong?
It will? OK, let's see how it works.
Hmm, we still need more weird. Let's go with a sapient cross between a squid and a sea anemone, and let's make it grow fast, and a deadly killer, and a philosopher.
Great, we're set.
Now let's make a story about trust and relationships.
Hmm, dragging a bit here in the middle. Let's bring in a Magician with ground-to-air missiles.
One who may or may not be able to do actual magic. This reader didn't stick around long enough to find out.
I didn't care what happened to Rachel or Wick, or even Borne. Not even a little bit.
Too much weird, not enough story and characters.
Yep. A magician with missiles and a flying superbear don't make a real story.
They are for long car trips with a four-year-old.
How about a gigantic flying bear? Well, maybe. Will it go all King Kong?
It will? OK, let's see how it works.
Hmm, we still need more weird. Let's go with a sapient cross between a squid and a sea anemone, and let's make it grow fast, and a deadly killer, and a philosopher.
Great, we're set.
Now let's make a story about trust and relationships.
Hmm, dragging a bit here in the middle. Let's bring in a Magician with ground-to-air missiles.
One who may or may not be able to do actual magic. This reader didn't stick around long enough to find out.
I didn't care what happened to Rachel or Wick, or even Borne. Not even a little bit.
Too much weird, not enough story and characters.
Yep. A magician with missiles and a flying superbear don't make a real story.
They are for long car trips with a four-year-old.