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A review by quorumbutton
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
While the world/premise seems interesting (AI religious trauma, transhumanism and cyborgs, etc etc), the execution was more bewildering than engaging. This was an example of "drop the reader in the world without explanation" that didn't work for me.
The characters also didn't really draw me in -- I wanted to like Sunai, but his intense self-loathing and self-destructive behavior turned me off. Honestly everyone in the book just seemed like they were miserable, traumatized, and angry. Coupled with my personal squick of mindfuckery being the main plot-component driving a story forward, I dropped this.
The characters also didn't really draw me in -- I wanted to like Sunai, but his intense self-loathing and self-destructive behavior turned me off. Honestly everyone in the book just seemed like they were miserable, traumatized, and angry. Coupled with my personal squick of mindfuckery being the main plot-component driving a story forward, I dropped this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship