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soph22 's review for:
The Golem's Eye
by Jonathan Stroud
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Better than the first book but not enough to warrant the extra quarter star.
Two main problems for me: I like Kitty, I thought she was a likeable new addition, but Nathaniel… urgh, that kid really annoys me… Bartemaeus as always gives me a few laughs. My second problem is the rambling nature of the writing. I find myself getting bored with long descriptions of people walking down streets, explaining lampposts and pavements when I really just want to get to the action. It’s not a bad book, and some of the points made in it are well made (museums, colonialism, etc) but I would have preferred a slightly condensed version.
Two main problems for me: I like Kitty, I thought she was a likeable new addition, but Nathaniel… urgh, that kid really annoys me… Bartemaeus as always gives me a few laughs. My second problem is the rambling nature of the writing. I find myself getting bored with long descriptions of people walking down streets, explaining lampposts and pavements when I really just want to get to the action. It’s not a bad book, and some of the points made in it are well made (museums, colonialism, etc) but I would have preferred a slightly condensed version.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Antisemitism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail