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A review by emilyrainsford
The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
I have now attempted to get into this book twice and have decided to DNF at page 66.
The writing style is very lovely and fluid, but the flowery nature of it serves to make the story feel very slow moving. I was initially intrigued by the interesting and unique premise of the silk and the spiders, but by page 66 I felt somehow quite sure that this wasn't going anywhere unexpected or interesting. I absolutely couldn't not care less about what happened on the island, when I've already sent the outcome of it. The book opens with the historical character leaving the island so the flashbacks to that just seem pointless and boring.
I checked some Goodreads reviews before making my decision, and they all seem to indicate that my hunch about the book not really going anywhere interesting is true, so I'm not going to spend any more time on it. I don't find myself wanting to return to it or pick it up, so on to greener pastures.
The writing style is very lovely and fluid, but the flowery nature of it serves to make the story feel very slow moving. I was initially intrigued by the interesting and unique premise of the silk and the spiders, but by page 66 I felt somehow quite sure that this wasn't going anywhere unexpected or interesting. I absolutely couldn't not care less about what happened on the island, when I've already sent the outcome of it. The book opens with the historical character leaving the island so the flashbacks to that just seem pointless and boring.
I checked some Goodreads reviews before making my decision, and they all seem to indicate that my hunch about the book not really going anywhere interesting is true, so I'm not going to spend any more time on it. I don't find myself wanting to return to it or pick it up, so on to greener pastures.