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A review by mokiethe_dog34
The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was challenging to read, but in no way do I feel it deserves anything less than the highest praise. In spite of its lengthy detail and complex world, not once while reading The Tiger and the Wolf was I ever bored. Every single page I was completely invested and fascinated by each turning event.
The book is hard to criticise thanks to its incredible writing, which is hard to describe in any way other than the fact that it works. It just works. It is not beautiful, nor terribly concise, but it does emerse the reader in a world so different from ours in a splendid way.
In agreement with Paul Cornell, The Tiger and the Wolf, is “a pusher of boundaries”. I wouldn’t recommend it for those looking for something simple, rather the people who wish to experience how far a fantasy novel can truly extend its limits while easily remaining within human understanding.
Spoilers(very minor) ahead.
An example of this would be when the MC, Maniye, made the point that the people of the wolf were not humans who could change into wolves, they were the wolves, just the same as they were human. Later, we find that when they die, they retire as wolves. This concept of having two forms of being is consistently a difficult matter to understand, yet the author does a magnificent job of describing it in a way that’s easy and fascinating. And for this, among everything else, The Tiger and the Wolf really was a good book.
The book is hard to criticise thanks to its incredible writing, which is hard to describe in any way other than the fact that it works. It just works. It is not beautiful, nor terribly concise, but it does emerse the reader in a world so different from ours in a splendid way.
In agreement with Paul Cornell, The Tiger and the Wolf, is “a pusher of boundaries”. I wouldn’t recommend it for those looking for something simple, rather the people who wish to experience how far a fantasy novel can truly extend its limits while easily remaining within human understanding.
Spoilers(very minor) ahead.
An example of this would be when the MC, Maniye, made the point that the people of the wolf were not humans who could change into wolves, they were the wolves, just the same as they were human. Later, we find that when they die, they retire as wolves. This concept of having two forms of being is consistently a difficult matter to understand, yet the author does a magnificent job of describing it in a way that’s easy and fascinating. And for this, among everything else, The Tiger and the Wolf really was a good book.