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A review by mspilesofpaper
The Hexologists by Josiah Bancroft
Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.
One of these books where I had to force myself to book it up. 43% after eight days isn't a good sign for me (especially given the fact that the book isn't even overly long).
The idea of the novel seemed interesting and promising, just like some elements of the world-building, but I couldn't care less about the characters (and the reversed gender images) and the story itself, which felt dragged out for the purpose of Bancroft showing his world-building. The case on which the two were working wasn't big enough to end up with a nearly 400-page book. Also, the writing is partly so exhausting because it felt as if Bancroft used a thesaurus a few times too often, which results in stilted writing and confusing descriptions.
The idea of the novel seemed interesting and promising, just like some elements of the world-building, but I couldn't care less about the characters (and the reversed gender images) and the story itself, which felt dragged out for the purpose of Bancroft showing his world-building. The case on which the two were working wasn't big enough to end up with a nearly 400-page book. Also, the writing is partly so exhausting because it felt as if Bancroft used a thesaurus a few times too often, which results in stilted writing and confusing descriptions.