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A review by thomasdm15
Vox by Christina Dalcher
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
I absolutely loved the base idea of the book and maybe the first half of the book, brought to the table and executed really well.
HOWEVER, I felt like the 2nd half of the book kinda got "too easy" and here's where I put spoilers for everything that is at stake, it felt very uneventful and too easy for the protagonists, nothing had me holding my breath, waiting anguishingly for the next sentence to unravel in order for me to see what will happen, everything felt very much predictable. Like for example the fact that the whole resistance thingy is barely exploited at all and just serves as a deus ex machina was a total let down for me, it was just the easy way out... also the fact the husband dies at the end playing it all heroic was such an easy way for the author not to adress the whole "should I pick my kids and husband over my lover and soon to be child?"
Also two other things I disliked in the book:
- There's a whole lot of jargon and although I was familiar with some parts (all the things abt linguistics and aphasia), it was kinda hard to follow at times.
- The author tries too much to be all mysterious and elusive like "but I already knew what happened" without EXPLAINING what happened because they think it should be obvious even though at times it really isn't made me quite annoyed because it just feels like lazy writing. The whole "I could say what happened here but I'll make my character hint at what happened rather than be blunt" works in some cases but sometimes you have to be more straightforward.
Although I sound super salty, I did have a great time reading this book but those minor inconveniences made it hard for me to rate it any higher unfortunately ):
HOWEVER, I felt like the 2nd half of the book kinda got "too easy" and here's where I put spoilers
Also two other things I disliked in the book:
- There's a whole lot of jargon and although I was familiar with some parts (all the things abt linguistics and aphasia), it was kinda hard to follow at times.
- The author tries too much to be all mysterious and elusive like "but I already knew what happened" without EXPLAINING what happened because they think it should be obvious even though at times it really isn't made me quite annoyed because it just feels like lazy writing. The whole "I could say what happened here but I'll make my character hint at what happened rather than be blunt" works in some cases but sometimes you have to be more straightforward.
Although I sound super salty, I did have a great time reading this book but those minor inconveniences made it hard for me to rate it any higher unfortunately ):