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A review by lbarsk
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
5.0
GOD I so thoroughly enjoyed this. I totally get other folks’ critique about the perspective changes happening too often to get to truly know any one character. But in a way that makes sense to me — in lots of Old Stories and/or Myths of the Ancient World we aren’t getting deep character analysis so much as various looks into people’s psyches as a plot progresses. So I don’t think it necessarily dampened my enjoyment? But again I get the point about no “main character” ever feeling fully developed the way Agnieszka does in Uprooted.
I really enjoyed how all the different parties ended up being connected to each other, and 1000% loved a) the JUDAISM !!!! b) the differences between Staryk and mortal worlds/cultures and c) the way Novik canNOT resist a ROMANCÉ between a driven resourceful no-nonsense heroine and a broody angry principled man.
I think this just shows how Novik is a master storyteller and I’d love to see a third book in this somewhat series of folklore retellings. Or tbh a revisiting of all her main characters from these first two but checking in on them years later? Pretty please?
I really enjoyed how all the different parties ended up being connected to each other, and 1000% loved a) the JUDAISM !!!! b) the differences between Staryk and mortal worlds/cultures and c) the way Novik canNOT resist a ROMANCÉ between a driven resourceful no-nonsense heroine and a broody angry principled man.
I think this just shows how Novik is a master storyteller and I’d love to see a third book in this somewhat series of folklore retellings. Or tbh a revisiting of all her main characters from these first two but checking in on them years later? Pretty please?