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A review by justinlife
Luda by Grant Morrison
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Ugh, this is a case of expectations not being met. I like Grant Morrison's comic book writing, but this did not work for me.
The story is told in first person narrative and the main character, Luci, is recounting the dramas and terrors of the panto play that she stars in as well as her obsession with Luda, the enegenue who showed up out of nowhere and is stealing the spotlight.
This book was about 150 pages too long and so much didn't work for me. It was a thriller that didn't thrill. A horror that didn't scare.
While I can appreciate the prose, I feel that it would have been better served if it wasn't first person narration. I think I needed that separation. Without it, it felt like listening to an self centered egoist take up valuable time telling a story that's not that interesting.
The story is told in first person narrative and the main character, Luci, is recounting the dramas and terrors of the panto play that she stars in as well as her obsession with Luda, the enegenue who showed up out of nowhere and is stealing the spotlight.
This book was about 150 pages too long and so much didn't work for me. It was a thriller that didn't thrill. A horror that didn't scare.
While I can appreciate the prose, I feel that it would have been better served if it wasn't first person narration. I think I needed that separation. Without it, it felt like listening to an self centered egoist take up valuable time telling a story that's not that interesting.