A review by dreadpirateshawn
Moonheart by Charles de Lint
2.0
Does everyone have that one Spiritual Friend who is a self-proclaimed Thinker of Deep Thoughts? But then they talk and they just sound kinda hand-wavey?
That's what most of this book felt like to me.
There was an aura of spiritual depth, but it seemed to be just a veneer over a conceptual MacGuffin. There was a lot of talk of great Evil, but it mostly came across as a strong creature that Lurked in the Shadows for much of the book.
The world-building was interesting (albeit slow), but the characters felt a bit archetypal -- Gruff-but-straightshooting-cop, Hot-sometimes-girlfriend, Professor-type... I did find Ex-biker to grow fairly interesting. And there were various events that were engaging enough to continue reading. But ultimately I finished it mostly on principle.
That's what most of this book felt like to me.
There was an aura of spiritual depth, but it seemed to be just a veneer over a conceptual MacGuffin. There was a lot of talk of great Evil, but it mostly came across as a strong creature that Lurked in the Shadows for much of the book.
The world-building was interesting (albeit slow), but the characters felt a bit archetypal -- Gruff-but-straightshooting-cop, Hot-sometimes-girlfriend, Professor-type... I did find Ex-biker to grow fairly interesting. And there were various events that were engaging enough to continue reading. But ultimately I finished it mostly on principle.