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A review by baoluong
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
4.0
Lundy is fed up with the rules of this world as most children are. Those who say life isn't fair are also often those who are given more than their fair share. Is it so wrong to want fair trade for your merit?
Enter the goblin market where everything has a price. The market is governed by an unknown entity determining fair value. Those who take advantage or try to cheat are proportionately punished. In turn, debt takes on physical changes. The more you burden, the further you are from humanity. I can't begin to parse out the symbolism without getting upset *college debt intensifies. It seems like this world is less complicated in the beginning. Exchange takes on a one to one ratio. The nuances of what things are worth then muddles. What is this intangible force to maintain order? Lundy navigates this world where even friendship can be exchanged. What will she do when relationships seem unbalance. Can lost lives be rectify.
This installment is less interesting than the others. I can't help but feel like this is the same story but slightly redressed. A child is forced to conform to our gender stereotype. They can't so a door opens and they take it. The new world offers possibilities but also a catch. Ultimately, no one wants to go back. I just don't see how we can repackage this anymore. I'm here for the unravelling lore. The idea that there's a underlying system that also governs the worlds. I'm just waiting for the multiverse jumping installment that happened in Beneath the Sugar Sky but *intensified. It's a meh read.
Enter the goblin market where everything has a price. The market is governed by an unknown entity determining fair value. Those who take advantage or try to cheat are proportionately punished. In turn, debt takes on physical changes. The more you burden, the further you are from humanity. I can't begin to parse out the symbolism without getting upset *college debt intensifies. It seems like this world is less complicated in the beginning. Exchange takes on a one to one ratio. The nuances of what things are worth then muddles. What is this intangible force to maintain order? Lundy navigates this world where even friendship can be exchanged. What will she do when relationships seem unbalance. Can lost lives be rectify.
This installment is less interesting than the others. I can't help but feel like this is the same story but slightly redressed. A child is forced to conform to our gender stereotype. They can't so a door opens and they take it. The new world offers possibilities but also a catch. Ultimately, no one wants to go back. I just don't see how we can repackage this anymore. I'm here for the unravelling lore. The idea that there's a underlying system that also governs the worlds. I'm just waiting for the multiverse jumping installment that happened in Beneath the Sugar Sky but *intensified. It's a meh read.