A review by breekeeler
The Odyssey by Lara Williams

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

There was so much potential here, but for me it just didn’t quite come together. To be fair, I adored Supper Club so much that my expectations were incredibly high, so that my be playing into it.

There were parts of this I really loved, especially the second half of the novel when things started to get really unsettling. 

For me the characters were never fully developed enough for me to really engage with them though, and I found that the Land portions actually undercut the eeriness of the Sea portions for me and in doing so really made this an ineffectual commentary on capitalism even through that’s why it was pitched as.

So overall enjoyable, just didn’t live up to my personal expectations or the expectations set by the book’s marketing materials.  
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