A review by cathepsut
The Bones of the Earth by Scott Hale
Did not finish book.
I received this copy for free from the author. Thank you very much!
My goodreads friends so far all loved this book. I don't know why, because I don't get it. I really wanted to like this book. It sounded great, the premise of the story sounded good and I liked the cover art. But the writing did not work for me. I found it to be slow, with a meandering plot and at times overly florid prose, weird dream sequences and confusing chapter beginnings. The things that I did not like are probably those, that make the book so great for my fellow readers.
I liked the characters and when they engaged in "normal" interactions, the story developed momentum and my interest sparked. But that only ever took me a few pages forward, until I got stuck again.
Would I get this book for a friend or recommend it to someone? Funnily enough, I probably would, if it is a friend with a quirky taste, who likes novels off the beaten path...
DNF at 35%, after eight days of not getting very far.
My goodreads friends so far all loved this book. I don't know why, because I don't get it. I really wanted to like this book. It sounded great, the premise of the story sounded good and I liked the cover art. But the writing did not work for me. I found it to be slow, with a meandering plot and at times overly florid prose, weird dream sequences and confusing chapter beginnings. The things that I did not like are probably those, that make the book so great for my fellow readers.
I liked the characters and when they engaged in "normal" interactions, the story developed momentum and my interest sparked. But that only ever took me a few pages forward, until I got stuck again.
Would I get this book for a friend or recommend it to someone? Funnily enough, I probably would, if it is a friend with a quirky taste, who likes novels off the beaten path...
DNF at 35%, after eight days of not getting very far.