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A review by ennitsud
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
4.0
i admit, it took me an unusually longer amount of time to finish this book than i usually would. i guess i was intimidated of having to carry such a large book to school every day. but that's not important.
this was a really good book. it was the first of scott westeelrfeld's that i've read and it didn't disappointed. i was especially interested in the doubling narratives between the paralleled stories. i have to admit, though, it wasn't what i expected. upon waiting for this book, i imagined something along the lines of darcy's experiences in new york inspiring what would happen to lizzy in the novel, but it wasn't like that. and i didn't mind it. in fact, it gave me a lot to think about as a person who wants to be a part of the publishing/ writing/ editing industry some day. the distinctions between the two narrators were also interesting. westerfeld is pro at creating two stories at the same time that have characters that don't seem to mesh. darcy and imogen were completely separate entities from lizzie and yama and i loved that. i know i would've mixed up their personalities had i been writing this. in addition, this is the first book i've read with a same sex couple and i really liked it. i've never read anything with same sex and it was a good start. (tbh, i loved imogen and darcy's relationship more than lizzie and yama's but that's probably because there was more interactions between them in the story than the latter couple).
overall, i loved this novel. great job, scott westerfeld! :-)
this was a really good book. it was the first of scott westeelrfeld's that i've read and it didn't disappointed. i was especially interested in the doubling narratives between the paralleled stories. i have to admit, though, it wasn't what i expected. upon waiting for this book, i imagined something along the lines of darcy's experiences in new york inspiring what would happen to lizzy in the novel, but it wasn't like that. and i didn't mind it. in fact, it gave me a lot to think about as a person who wants to be a part of the publishing/ writing/ editing industry some day. the distinctions between the two narrators were also interesting. westerfeld is pro at creating two stories at the same time that have characters that don't seem to mesh. darcy and imogen were completely separate entities from lizzie and yama and i loved that. i know i would've mixed up their personalities had i been writing this. in addition, this is the first book i've read with a same sex couple and i really liked it. i've never read anything with same sex and it was a good start. (tbh, i loved imogen and darcy's relationship more than lizzie and yama's but that's probably because there was more interactions between them in the story than the latter couple).
overall, i loved this novel. great job, scott westerfeld! :-)