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A Necessary Chaos
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* Holy Info Dump, Batman *
That was the first thing I thought after reading the first chapter...and things didn't get better after that.
There's so much telling and no showing in this novel that I didn't connect with the characters or their world at all. I agree with many people who said it felt like the cliffnotes version of a full novel.
Lots of great ideas but presented in a really dry way that it sucked out any excitement.
Everything comes so easy to the characters. The plot points are easy to predict. And there's no meaningful growth or change to the characters as people. It's just bam bam bam from one plot point to the next until you're at the end.
I really did want to like this book but it really needed to trust the reader more instead of feeling the need to explain everything.
2.5 stars.
That was the first thing I thought after reading the first chapter...and things didn't get better after that.
There's so much telling and no showing in this novel that I didn't connect with the characters or their world at all. I agree with many people who said it felt like the cliffnotes version of a full novel.
Lots of great ideas but presented in a really dry way that it sucked out any excitement.
Everything comes so easy to the characters. The plot points are easy to predict. And there's no meaningful growth or change to the characters as people. It's just bam bam bam from one plot point to the next until you're at the end.
I really did want to like this book but it really needed to trust the reader more instead of feeling the need to explain everything.
2.5 stars.
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Reading Progress
September 11, 2024
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Started Reading
September 11, 2024
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September 22, 2024
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Finished Reading
