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A review by nadine_booklover
Among Others by Jo Walton
4.0
I am out of words for this book. It's so what different from the books I usually read. And I kept asking myself while reading it, if I like it or if I hate it.
I can't remember reading a book written in the style of a diary and nothing really happens. I expected a book of typical sf action and sf magic, but it's just a normal girl - or so it seems - who needs to get things straight for herself, learning how to live with things that have happened.
It's great to see how a girl can dive into the world of sf books and how reading is her world, even if she seems a bit strange for others.
For me it was not easy to get along with Mori the main character to begin with but in the end I really liked her. I totally fell for Wim right away as well as for Sam.
Daniel was special, really special. Especially after the thing that almost happened at page 102.
However, I did not really like the ending. It seems a bit like a cut off, action almost out of nothing while no real action was there through the whole story and suddenly a bunch of magic which was missing so far.
After all I think this book is pretty lovely and worth to be read.
If I'd to sum up who I feel about this book I would qoute the qoute of Patrick Rothfuss on the back of the book: "A lovely story, unlike everything I've read before, funny, touching and gently magical."
This say's exactly what this book is! :-)
I can't remember reading a book written in the style of a diary and nothing really happens. I expected a book of typical sf action and sf magic, but it's just a normal girl - or so it seems - who needs to get things straight for herself, learning how to live with things that have happened.
It's great to see how a girl can dive into the world of sf books and how reading is her world, even if she seems a bit strange for others.
For me it was not easy to get along with Mori the main character to begin with but in the end I really liked her. I totally fell for Wim right away as well as for Sam.
Daniel was special, really special. Especially after the thing that almost happened at page 102.
However, I did not really like the ending. It seems a bit like a cut off, action almost out of nothing while no real action was there through the whole story and suddenly a bunch of magic which was missing so far.
After all I think this book is pretty lovely and worth to be read.
If I'd to sum up who I feel about this book I would qoute the qoute of Patrick Rothfuss on the back of the book: "A lovely story, unlike everything I've read before, funny, touching and gently magical."
This say's exactly what this book is! :-)