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A review by sasha_in_a_box
Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter
4.0
I enjoyed the Infernal Devices. The suspense and the weird mysteries were great, and it was worth it to read to the end; everything was tied up neatly, and not at all in a contrived way. The ending was awesome, I was delighted by the role all the strange characters ended up playing.
Getting into the book was kind of slow, I am not used to the Victorian (or pseudo-victorian?) language...That's more of my fault though. I think the intricacy and twisty-ness of the plot is a preference thing, but I personally enjoyed it. Not the greatest book ever, but a pretty great romp through the steam-punk Victorian insanity!
(A note about Morlock Night: I was about 60 pages away from finishing it, when it got stolen together with my purse and wallet... it was alright, but way too gimmicky. I'll perhaps come back to it one day, but I'm not going to actively pursue it right now.
Update:
My purse was recovered, and now I am done with Morlock Night. My review doesn't change, and I would give it 2 stars. Jeter should have decided if he wanted to go with fantasy or sci-fi. This particular genre mix didn't work for me at all.
Getting into the book was kind of slow, I am not used to the Victorian (or pseudo-victorian?) language...That's more of my fault though. I think the intricacy and twisty-ness of the plot is a preference thing, but I personally enjoyed it. Not the greatest book ever, but a pretty great romp through the steam-punk Victorian insanity!
(A note about Morlock Night: I was about 60 pages away from finishing it, when it got stolen together with my purse and wallet... it was alright, but way too gimmicky. I'll perhaps come back to it one day, but I'm not going to actively pursue it right now.
Update:
My purse was recovered, and now I am done with Morlock Night. My review doesn't change, and I would give it 2 stars. Jeter should have decided if he wanted to go with fantasy or sci-fi. This particular genre mix didn't work for me at all.