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A review by reedalong
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Daaaaaaamn.
Honestly a lot of this book was slow for me. So much talk of accounting, and a lot of it felt like exposition dumping. And while the political intrigue of it all was interesting I had a hard time remembering who was who and could have used a dramatis personae at the front of the novel.
(I did enjoy how counting and mapping birds became a way for Baru to step away, mentally, from the choices she was making.)
I also enjoyed the various reveals at the end. This is an intricately plotted novel, even when the execution through pacing lagged.
I might read the second if the library has it. Time will tell.
Honestly a lot of this book was slow for me. So much talk of accounting, and a lot of it felt like exposition dumping. And while the political intrigue of it all was interesting I had a hard time remembering who was who and could have used a dramatis personae at the front of the novel.
(I did enjoy how counting and mapping birds became a way for Baru to step away, mentally, from the choices she was making.)
I also enjoyed the various reveals at the end. This is an intricately plotted novel, even when the execution through pacing lagged.
I might read the second if the library has it. Time will tell.