Scan barcode
A review by teacofe
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I've been hearing good things about this book for a while. I think what kept me from reading it for so long was that it sounded a little bit too much like something I'd obsess over. I didn't want to be disappointed and thankfully, I wasn't.
When I started, I worried that maybe the humor would start to bother me. I find most of the time 'quippy' characters get stale very quickly. But, surprisingly, I only liked it more as I got to know Gideon. The writing is just oozing with so much style and charm- I was surprised when even in more serious moments it never broke my immersion or clashed with the tone. For how brash and un-serious as Gideon's narrative voice is, the emotional moments hit.
The emotional heights this book brought me to. My god. It would've brought me to tears if I wasn't so filled with every other emotion all at once. I felt like a well shaken diet coke. I had to take a break to have a lie down at least twice.
I think the only real problem I had with this book was how nearly impossible it was to keep track of the characters. About half way through I pulled up the wiki so I could keep track of who was saying what without flipping back to the glossary every few pages.
Obviously, I really enjoyed this book. But I can see how people may dislike the writing style, or find the plot hard to follow, or find Gideon extremely grating. The author went out on a limb giving the writing this much pizzazz, I get it. This book is not going to be for everyone, and I'm certain the author knew that. But for me, personally, it worked. And it worked so, so well.
I will never stop thinking about these absolutely fucked up lesbians. Gideon, I love you. Harrow, I also love you.
When I started, I worried that maybe the humor would start to bother me. I find most of the time 'quippy' characters get stale very quickly. But, surprisingly, I only liked it more as I got to know Gideon. The writing is just oozing with so much style and charm- I was surprised when even in more serious moments it never broke my immersion or clashed with the tone. For how brash and un-serious as Gideon's narrative voice is, the emotional moments hit.
The emotional heights this book brought me to. My god. It would've brought me to tears if I wasn't so filled with every other emotion all at once. I felt like a well shaken diet coke. I had to take a break to have a lie down at least twice.
I think the only real problem I had with this book was how nearly impossible it was to keep track of the characters. About half way through I pulled up the wiki so I could keep track of who was saying what without flipping back to the glossary every few pages.
Obviously, I really enjoyed this book. But I can see how people may dislike the writing style, or find the plot hard to follow, or find Gideon extremely grating. The author went out on a limb giving the writing this much pizzazz, I get it. This book is not going to be for everyone, and I'm certain the author knew that. But for me, personally, it worked. And it worked so, so well.
I will never stop thinking about these absolutely fucked up lesbians. Gideon, I love you. Harrow, I also love you.
"One flesh, one end, bitch"