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A review by saraanneb3
The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm giving it a 3 bc I know it's part of a longer series and maybe the rest of it will make this book seem better in hindsight. I love samantha shannon's writing but even so I was ready for this book to end. I need Paige to be a less stupid character and I feel like even the author forgot about a bunch of characters even though it was "Paige had forgotten" like I think the author literally lost her plot for some characters.
Also every single conversation and experience is so freighted with meaning that it becomes exhausting. Halfway through I was like "just be criminals, quit trying to justify yourselves!"
Also I do not like that she seems to drawing a false equivalency between Scion/Rephs and the syndicate/underworld, as if they are *equally* evil. Even in a fantasy dystopian version of London, that is a logical fallacy and it made it hard for me to read the book.
I'm doing this as part of a read along so we'll see if subsequent books change my opinion, but for now it stands.
Also every single conversation and experience is so freighted with meaning that it becomes exhausting. Halfway through I was like "just be criminals, quit trying to justify yourselves!"
Also I do not like that she seems to drawing a false equivalency between Scion/Rephs and the syndicate/underworld, as if they are *equally* evil. Even in a fantasy dystopian version of London, that is a logical fallacy and it made it hard for me to read the book.
I'm doing this as part of a read along so we'll see if subsequent books change my opinion, but for now it stands.