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A review by unthank
Time Salvager by Wesley Chu
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
You might like this if: you're looking for an easy to read 'beach book' set in a grimey future world.
Pros:
- I thought the general premise of the story was interesting.
- I enjoyed the little bits of world building of the different time periods.
Cons:
- I didn't connect with any of the point of view characters, they all had very generic voices. So much so that I didn't realize we switched points of view when the second POV character was introduced.
- Despite the stakes being high, the narrative really seemed to lose tension in the third act.
- Did not feel the chemistry between the main characters.
- I couldn't get over having a character named Javier who is basically Javier in space.
- I was distracted by several grammatical mistakes and really awkwardly phrases sentences, it really felt like the book could have used another editing pass.
Your Milage May Vary:
- Despite feeling somewhat amature at times, the prose was digestible and easy to read.
- I didn't entirely buy the worldbuilding and how the society works. I feel like it's a little pedantic to wonder why they didn't just say... steal solar panels, or like, invest in some mental health programs from their chronmen, but I caught myself wondering about it.
- Main character is a generic action hero type character, which is really something that I struggled to connect with.
Pros:
- I thought the general premise of the story was interesting.
- I enjoyed the little bits of world building of the different time periods.
Cons:
- I didn't connect with any of the point of view characters, they all had very generic voices. So much so that I didn't realize we switched points of view when the second POV character was introduced.
- Despite the stakes being high, the narrative really seemed to lose tension in the third act.
- Did not feel the chemistry between the main characters.
- I couldn't get over having a character named Javier who is basically Javier in space.
- I was distracted by several grammatical mistakes and really awkwardly phrases sentences, it really felt like the book could have used another editing pass.
Your Milage May Vary:
- Despite feeling somewhat amature at times, the prose was digestible and easy to read.
- I didn't entirely buy the worldbuilding and how the society works. I feel like it's a little pedantic to wonder why they didn't just say... steal solar panels, or like, invest in some mental health programs from their chronmen, but I caught myself wondering about it.
- Main character is a generic action hero type character, which is really something that I struggled to connect with.