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ldginger316 's review for:
The Changeling
by Victor LaValle
I've had a hard time figuring out my feelings on this one. I feel like this book bounced back and forth between chaotic and boring quite a bit, and felt like it was three or more different stories smashed into one, and was just barely able to make sense. I enjoyed the whimsical, dark fairytale aspects of the story, and can't deny that it was super original. I think it had a lot of potential to be amazing, but missed the mark for me. The more boring sections of the story seemed to drag on for way too long, then when finally something more exciting was happening, just seemed chaotic and I don't feel the author did a good job at writing through those scenes and it was hard to understand what exactly was happening. That being said, there were a few good scenes where something really creepy was going on, and created a great ominous atmosphere. But then, those moments, where there was so much potential for something crazy to happen, just kinda fizzled and didn't end up going anywhere. The ending also was kind of lame in my opinion and left a lot of unanswered questions.
I also didn't particularly like Apollo (the main character) and so it was hard to really connect with any part of the story with him being at the center of it all. And what little bit Emma was in it, can't really say she did anything for me either. The "Wise Ones" were kind of an interesting group, and would have enjoyed more explanation there and more story around them. The "villain" was also super hyped up one minute, but then once again just ended up being a weak development.
I haven't watched the Apple series show adaptation for this yet, but the preview looked good and I'm hopeful that this story will translate to on screen well.
I also didn't particularly like Apollo (the main character) and so it was hard to really connect with any part of the story with him being at the center of it all. And what little bit Emma was in it, can't really say she did anything for me either. The "Wise Ones" were kind of an interesting group, and would have enjoyed more explanation there and more story around them. The "villain" was also super hyped up one minute, but then once again just ended up being a weak development.
I haven't watched the Apple series show adaptation for this yet, but the preview looked good and I'm hopeful that this story will translate to on screen well.