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A review by juliette_dunn
Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Tailchaser's Song is often compared to Warriors, but aside from the fact they are both about feral cats, it comes off much more like Watership Down, from the thought-out animal language to the frequent pauses in plot for myths and storytelling. Even the plot of escape from slavery in an authoritarian underground society is comparable to Watership Down.
The story was entertaining enough, but it did lack a certain quality that would make it compelling beyond casual entertainment. It's an adventure, with likable enough characters, but the conclusion felt unsatisfying, lacking anything that was truly earned.
The best parts were the cat mythology, as I always love when writers come up with ways different animals would think about the world and center themselves in it. And it had a fun tie-in to the plot and climax.
I can't make a true critique of it other than a certain attachment was missing in the characters. While there is an arc to Tailchaser's Story, he still feels flat and distant by the end, and the other characters more so. And if I can't get attached to the characters, I can't get fully invested.
The story was entertaining enough, but it did lack a certain quality that would make it compelling beyond casual entertainment. It's an adventure, with likable enough characters, but the conclusion felt unsatisfying, lacking anything that was truly earned.
The best parts were the cat mythology, as I always love when writers come up with ways different animals would think about the world and center themselves in it. And it had a fun tie-in to the plot and climax.
I can't make a true critique of it other than a certain attachment was missing in the characters. While there is an arc to Tailchaser's Story, he still feels flat and distant by the end, and the other characters more so. And if I can't get attached to the characters, I can't get fully invested.