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Leviathan
January 2019: Action-Adventure
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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld- 3 stars, Im not a good judge of steampunk
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I read a lot of fantasy (although steampunk is not what I usually select) and I also gave this one 3 stars.
I like steampunk and enjoyed this one. It wasn't my favorite, but I enjoyed it. If you get a chance to get your hands on a print copy of it, it's worth thumbing through for gorgeous illustrations by Keith Thompson.
I've never ventured into Steampunk and it does sound like a fun genre; however, I want a book that's going to Wow me, so I appreciate your review. I'll probably not read this one, but again...Steampunk, hmmmm...
Hebah wrote: "I like steampunk and enjoyed this one. It wasn't my favorite, but I enjoyed it. If you get a chance to get your hands on a print copy of it, it's worth thumbing through for gorgeous illustrations b..."I'll check that out next time I'm at the library, thanks! Any recommendations for great steampunk books?
This is a steampunk alternative history about the potential heir to the Austrian Empire and a girl pretending to be a boy in the English airship navy (Ive forgotten the real name, sorry) right when WWI breaks out.
Is this a good steampunk book? I have no idea seeing as Ive read almost nothing in this particular genre. So Im curious what actual fans think of this.
Why this book is getting 3 stars instead of 2 is pretty straight forward, I don't actively dislike it and I had expected to. Is there amazing character development or fast paced action sequences, not really. There is mediocre levels of those two things, and A LOT of descriptions of the various steampunk technologies/ weird animal hybrid things. This is a book about teens for teens and I cant really find a lot of fault with it except it just wasn't my cup of tea. But even as it ended exactly the way you think its going to, I will probably listen to the next one at some point. I possibly just find the audio narration really funny, though.