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rach_reads_books's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
daydreamerjade's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
coralena's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
I loved the idea of the book but it was quite hard to finish. English is my second language and maybe that plays into it.
sophia_tiwari's review against another edition
There is no plot. I have no clue what’s going on in the book. So much potential wasted…
chamblyman's review against another edition
4.0
The mysticism of astral realms and spirit beings mixes with a complex depiction of utopia/dystopia, technological power, and human survival amid shifting realities. Imagine Marlon James (Black Leopard Red Wolf) doing a Philip K. Dick type story set in an Afrocentric alternate-history London!
the_prickly_reader's review against another edition
It just wasn't grabbing me. I couldn't relate and I found it confusing.
itskathamilton's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The plot is interesting and the characters are consistent through the book - I found the story hard to follow after the first section however, and after about 200 pages it was a real effort to get through the book. Concepts of astral travel are introduced but don’t feel super connected to the story as a whole until the very end of the book. Some of the foundational world building feels like it’s missing - and the blurb of the book talks about it being set in an alternate world where colonialism never happened, but I missed that completely within the story.
georginadaw's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
matty_robson17's review against another edition
It wasn't a bad book, but it was painfully boring and mediocre. The plot and characters failed to grab me, and the writing style became tedious. The over-use of very short sentences, sometimes descending into lists of things, actions, perceptions, was a particualrly difficult stylistic choice for me to read. Sometimes a third of a whole paragraph would be these kinds of sentences.