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dialhforhgai's review
5.0
God is a lot greater than the earth. If He sees fit for us to have souls, then He’ll find some space for us.
tangodiva's review against another edition
4.0
I really want to give this five stars but unfortunately there's a little too much repetition of certain words (a habit I dislike) and the plot and ancillary characters are....nebulous at best. This is not a book about plot.
What I did like: The three-character breakdown of the book (one part for each) was distinct and gave the old Rashomon-style perspective. The world-building and atmosphere was top-notch.
But it's more what this book is ABOUT, which slowly unfolds, that make me give it 4 stars. It was quite a high wire act but I think the author pulled it off. The last chapter, which I have read three times now, is perhaps one of the most devastating I have ever read.
Highly reccommended.
What I did like: The three-character breakdown of the book (one part for each) was distinct and gave the old Rashomon-style perspective. The world-building and atmosphere was top-notch.
But it's more what this book is ABOUT, which slowly unfolds, that make me give it 4 stars. It was quite a high wire act but I think the author pulled it off. The last chapter, which I have read three times now, is perhaps one of the most devastating I have ever read.
Highly reccommended.
peazerria's review against another edition
3.0
im gonna tbh i got lost alot while reading this book bc of the writing style esp at the start but the lore was interesting the characters were interesting and i liked the overall character arc of pea as well as some of the prose so like 3.7 stars for me
jalynnesque's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mitskacir's review against another edition
2.0
I was so disconnected from this book I’m not even sure what to say. Perhaps I should have read the hard copy instead of listening to the audiobook - the readers had these terrible old-timey accents that really didn’t do it for me. But at the same time, the story was so meandering and didn’t end up going anywhere, I didn’t feel any particular attachment to any characters, and the commentary on race was either simplistic or went over my head, so I don’t think it was all the audio narrators’ fault. There were also a lot of random sex scenes, which felt very unnecessary.
hckilgour's review
I dnf’ed at 42%
I just couldn’t find the story. Or the will to continue on. Like it started off interesting then just slowly lost my attention.
The world and relationships are very well fleshed out. But the magic made no sense and there was very little exposition on it. Or use.
The pov also switched from Phyllis to Dev at about 40% which I didnt get why.
I just couldn’t find the story. Or the will to continue on. Like it started off interesting then just slowly lost my attention.
The world and relationships are very well fleshed out. But the magic made no sense and there was very little exposition on it. Or use.
The pov also switched from Phyllis to Dev at about 40% which I didnt get why.
joannemiro1948's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
prncssbeara3's review
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0