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gardens_and_dragons 's review for:
The Spear Cuts Through Water
by Simon Jimenez
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
overall liked this, wish I loved it. Need to think on it more, but it will definitely stick with me.
Great epic fantasy, many tangled pieces that all fall into place by the end. I liked weaving the past and present in with the characters and “you” the watcher of the story in the Inverted Theater. I was fascinated by the switching POVs. It reads like how I imagine an oral tradition play would be written down. I really enjoyed the themes of identity and how our actions can and can’t define us, how the past shapes us before we even got here.
But, I found it sometimes confusing or took me out of the narrative. I noticed I was reading moreso than being immersed. I didn’t connect with any specific character, which I had really hoped would happen.
Still, happy I read it. and I can see why it is a favorite for some and deeply confusing /not their cup of tea for others.
Great epic fantasy, many tangled pieces that all fall into place by the end. I liked weaving the past and present in with the characters and “you” the watcher of the story in the Inverted Theater. I was fascinated by the switching POVs. It reads like how I imagine an oral tradition play would be written down. I really enjoyed the themes of identity and how our actions can and can’t define us, how the past shapes us before we even got here.
But, I found it sometimes confusing or took me out of the narrative. I noticed I was reading moreso than being immersed. I didn’t connect with any specific character, which I had really hoped would happen.
Still, happy I read it. and I can see why it is a favorite for some and deeply confusing /not their cup of tea for others.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide