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a_ab 's review for:
Stone Silence
by Taylor Dean
On a second re-read (re-read for demisexual context) it felt even more problematic writing-wise and characterization-wise. Looks like the author didn't do enough research to pull off the concepts raised, which is such a disappointment. More of 1.5*, really - barely making it to "ok".
Unfortunately, due to the scarcity of books with demisexual characters, it's a case of "if you can't do it well, just don't do it at all" -> you'd be one of the few representations out there and if you are doing it wrong, you are contributing to the confusion and misrepresentation, doing more harm than good. This book definitely didn't do it well.
2019 review:
The plot seemed unrealistic and character behavior contrived to fit the author's agenda. In my opinion that speaks to the author's ineptitude as a storyteller. This is my first book by this author, and while I do not regret reading, I will probably pass on her other works.
The reason why I do not regret reading the book is that this was an unusual and even refreshing story, because it's told from a demisexual character's POV. Not many books out there that handle such stories, as far as I know. I had really high hopes for it, but the depiction fell short for me and it seemed off somehow. Like the author would touch a subject or situation that felt genuine for such characters, but would then get distracted and veer off into something irrelevant and focus on inconsequential.
Unfortunately, due to the scarcity of books with demisexual characters, it's a case of "if you can't do it well, just don't do it at all" -> you'd be one of the few representations out there and if you are doing it wrong, you are contributing to the confusion and misrepresentation, doing more harm than good. This book definitely didn't do it well.
2019 review:
The plot seemed unrealistic and character behavior contrived to fit the author's agenda. In my opinion that speaks to the author's ineptitude as a storyteller. This is my first book by this author, and while I do not regret reading, I will probably pass on her other works.
The reason why I do not regret reading the book is that this was an unusual and even refreshing story, because it's told from a demisexual character's POV. Not many books out there that handle such stories, as far as I know. I had really high hopes for it, but the depiction fell short for me and it seemed off somehow. Like the author would touch a subject or situation that felt genuine for such characters, but would then get distracted and veer off into something irrelevant and focus on inconsequential.