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A review by etinney
Crewel by Gennifer Albin
3.0
3.25 out of 5 stars
I will hand it to this book; this is one of the most creative dystopians I have ever read.
However, with that creativity comes the responsibility of explaining your world to the characters. And although the weaving was kind of explained, I was still quite confused about certain things. If weaving is man-made, why would people have the inherent ability to control it? Why would a world in the future go back to 18th century gender standards? Why do you need to exercise this amount of control over people? You literally can make whatever you want buy you can't feed everyone?
I do appreciate the talks about sexism and homophobia, but it just seemed out of place. It isn't necessary to have women be so oppressed in this futuristic world.
Besides the confusing world, I did enjoy this book. I liked Adelice's sass and unrelenting sarcasm because that is how I would react to situations. I think the love triangle is a little unnecessary, but I like Jost enough.
The character relations are a little weird. Everyone blames Adelice for things she clearly has no control over. Seriously, there is no reason for Pryana to hate her. It makes no sense.
Overall, this book is fun as long as you don't try to think too hard about the would it is in. I will continue the series, and I hope the next two books will clear things up.
I will hand it to this book; this is one of the most creative dystopians I have ever read.
However, with that creativity comes the responsibility of explaining your world to the characters. And although the weaving was kind of explained, I was still quite confused about certain things. If weaving is man-made, why would people have the inherent ability to control it? Why would a world in the future go back to 18th century gender standards? Why do you need to exercise this amount of control over people? You literally can make whatever you want buy you can't feed everyone?
I do appreciate the talks about sexism and homophobia, but it just seemed out of place. It isn't necessary to have women be so oppressed in this futuristic world.
Besides the confusing world, I did enjoy this book. I liked Adelice's sass and unrelenting sarcasm because that is how I would react to situations. I think the love triangle is a little unnecessary, but I like Jost enough.
The character relations are a little weird. Everyone blames Adelice for things she clearly has no control over. Seriously, there is no reason for Pryana to hate her. It makes no sense.
Overall, this book is fun as long as you don't try to think too hard about the would it is in. I will continue the series, and I hope the next two books will clear things up.