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Infernal Devices
by Philip Reeve
Infernal Devices: Or, Why Is Everyone so Dumb?
Volume 3 in the Hungry City Chronicles was a fast and easy read, but my god, were the characters beyond STUPID! Wren, idiot. Tom, boring idiot. Hester, terrible idiot. Fishcake, sad idiot. I could go on for every single character. Only Dr. Zero had some brains and a journey worth following. How could I care for Wren when she makes stupid choice after stupid choice? And don't get me started on Hester. She has quickly become the least likable and most repulsive character of all. BLECH. She SUUUUUUUCKS!
So, if you can ignore all the idiocracy of the characters, the world Philip Reeve has created is still very cool (and steampunky!). We have traction cities, underwater fortresses, blimps, floating & flying cities, and all the fun that comes with aviators, pirates, and treachery. There is so much potential and I want to live in this world, just wish we have better/smarter characters to root for.
P.S. Hester really is the worst. Am I supposed to feel sympathy for her? Because I don't at all.
Volume 3 in the Hungry City Chronicles was a fast and easy read, but my god, were the characters beyond STUPID! Wren, idiot. Tom, boring idiot. Hester, terrible idiot. Fishcake, sad idiot. I could go on for every single character. Only Dr. Zero had some brains and a journey worth following. How could I care for Wren when she makes stupid choice after stupid choice? And don't get me started on Hester. She has quickly become the least likable and most repulsive character of all. BLECH. She SUUUUUUUCKS!
So, if you can ignore all the idiocracy of the characters, the world Philip Reeve has created is still very cool (and steampunky!). We have traction cities, underwater fortresses, blimps, floating & flying cities, and all the fun that comes with aviators, pirates, and treachery. There is so much potential and I want to live in this world, just wish we have better/smarter characters to root for.
P.S. Hester really is the worst. Am I supposed to feel sympathy for her? Because I don't at all.