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A review by iambranchingout
City of Refuge by Tom Piazza
2.0
Not for me.
I could see that there was an important story in there but I spent most of my reading time arguing with the writing style, largely screaming “show, don’t tell!” I did not enjoy the author spelling out every thought his characters had and every emotion that they felt, particularly in the scenes where Craig and Alice were arguing.
New Orleans is absolutely the stand out character in this novel and it was heartbreaking to read in breathtaking detail the horrors that befell the city but I found the human inhabitants to be flat stereotypes in comparison.
I could see that there was an important story in there but I spent most of my reading time arguing with the writing style, largely screaming “show, don’t tell!” I did not enjoy the author spelling out every thought his characters had and every emotion that they felt, particularly in the scenes where Craig and Alice were arguing.
New Orleans is absolutely the stand out character in this novel and it was heartbreaking to read in breathtaking detail the horrors that befell the city but I found the human inhabitants to be flat stereotypes in comparison.