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bek67 's review for:
Looking Glass Sound
by Catriona Ward
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ward is the author of one of my all time favorite books, The Last House on Needless Street, which is mind fuckery at its best IMO. And I really enjoyed Sundial too. This book however is just ok for me.
High praise for her writing, it's solid as ever. And I like Ward's books because they are never what they seem. But this one seemed too overcomplicated to me. Between the various time lines I struggled following. And I realize with Ward, you don't always know what is going on. But in this instance, it took way too long to understand why a character (who had multiple devoted chapters at this point) was even involved? It left me more confused. The ending fell flat for me too. I was not a fan of the narrators in this book even though I loved the narrator in Needless Street and it's the same dude.
I know there are plenty of higher ratings for this book, and I'm not done with Catriona Ward. I will read everything she publishes. This one just did not hit the mark as I was hoping.
High praise for her writing, it's solid as ever. And I like Ward's books because they are never what they seem. But this one seemed too overcomplicated to me. Between the various time lines I struggled following. And I realize with Ward, you don't always know what is going on. But in this instance, it took way too long to understand why a character (who had multiple devoted chapters at this point) was even involved? It left me more confused. The ending fell flat for me too. I was not a fan of the narrators in this book even though I loved the narrator in Needless Street and it's the same dude.
I know there are plenty of higher ratings for this book, and I'm not done with Catriona Ward. I will read everything she publishes. This one just did not hit the mark as I was hoping.