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The Archive of the Forgotten, by A.J. Hackwith

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swbowers's review

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nae1226's review

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4.0

The setting is Hell's library. Humans, angels, muses, and other creatures live together to protect the various libraries in Hell. Through the events they change and become a family of sorts.

I appreciate how some of the chapter begin with expressing love for books.

anyab's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kimmag92's review

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adventurous funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn't enjoy The Archive of the Forgotten as much as I enjoyed The Library of the Unwritten. Much of the conflict in this book could have been easily resolved if the four main characters sat down and had an honest conversation among themselves. I don't tend to enjoy books where this happens. I also found the end of the story wrapped up in a rush at the end with much of the book feeling fairly slow.

I do think Hackwith has some very interesting musing on what books and stories are to humanity and that was quite interesting and thought provoking.