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A review by mkw1lson
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
When I first read this book, I understood why so many people said that it suffered from second-book syndrome. I enjoyed the overall plot and loved how all the relationships had developed between characters (for good or bad), but I didn't quite engage with it in the same way as I did with the first and last book. I have since re-read the book and was SO pleasantly surprised by how much more I enjoyed it.
This is easily my favourite book in the series now.
It acts as the perfect bridge between the first and last book, but it is also an excellent book on its own.
It is character-driven and philosophical at its core. It is a continuing thought experiment in the ethics and morality of these extraordinarily powerful people. I found this book dealt so much more in ethical/moral philosophy than the first book (which was more my area of study in philosophy), so that made this book very fun. Furthermore, I loved how indoctrination played a much stronger role in this book, and it was so interesting to figure out which techniques were being used on who, how it was working, for what purpose, and ultimately WHY.
Even knowing how the story ended, there was still so much joy to be found in putting together all of the puzzle pieces in this book.
Like the others, I would never claim that this is a book that would be universally popular, but I loved it. And if you found you didn't quite engage with it the first time, I absolutely recommend a reread because it made all the difference for me.
This is easily my favourite book in the series now.
It acts as the perfect bridge between the first and last book, but it is also an excellent book on its own.
It is character-driven and philosophical at its core. It is a continuing thought experiment in the ethics and morality of these extraordinarily powerful people. I found this book dealt so much more in ethical/moral philosophy than the first book (which was more my area of study in philosophy), so that made this book very fun. Furthermore, I loved how indoctrination played a much stronger role in this book, and it was so interesting to figure out which techniques were being used on who, how it was working, for what purpose, and ultimately WHY.
Even knowing how the story ended, there was still so much joy to be found in putting together all of the puzzle pieces in this book.
Like the others, I would never claim that this is a book that would be universally popular, but I loved it. And if you found you didn't quite engage with it the first time, I absolutely recommend a reread because it made all the difference for me.