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A review by deehaichess
Heart of Dust by H.L. Moore
3.0
This was a quick easy read. The writing started off a little pedestrian but quickly improved. While the world building is more bare than I'm used to, there was some interesting detail that I think is quite unique and that warrants greater depth. What really carried the story was the characters. They were less the kinds of characters you grow with and more the kinds that you can appreciate their struggles and they were believable enough that their emotions and choices in the circumstance were logical.
The occasional usage of familiar words in this wholly made up setting threw me a little but was forgivable since it was occasional. The author made up so many other words, some of which clearly were meant to evoke the sources they were based on, that she shouldn't have been afraid to make up colloquialisms either. In fact, if I had one criticism that would be it - the dialogue seemed at times a little contemporary and didn't match the setting.
But that's a minor gripe. I liked this story and am keen to read the next book.
The occasional usage of familiar words in this wholly made up setting threw me a little but was forgivable since it was occasional. The author made up so many other words, some of which clearly were meant to evoke the sources they were based on, that she shouldn't have been afraid to make up colloquialisms either. In fact, if I had one criticism that would be it - the dialogue seemed at times a little contemporary and didn't match the setting.
But that's a minor gripe. I liked this story and am keen to read the next book.