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Dec 15, 2020
Paul Perry
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It's taken me a while to get around to this review, as I've really needed to cogitate on how I felt about this book.
I really loved aspects of this novel - quite a few aspects, actually - but overall I liked rather than loved the book as a whole, and it's taken me some thought as to work out why.
First off, the things I really liked: I loved the characterisation. I loved the premise. I loved the way Jemisin played with tropes - especially the Lovecraftian aspects, a thing that is very much in the ...more
I really loved aspects of this novel - quite a few aspects, actually - but overall I liked rather than loved the book as a whole, and it's taken me some thought as to work out why.
First off, the things I really liked: I loved the characterisation. I loved the premise. I loved the way Jemisin played with tropes - especially the Lovecraftian aspects, a thing that is very much in the ...more
POUR THE REST OF THIS TRILOGY DIRECTLY INTO MY BRAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE.
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