Anyway, just a re-read for the joy of it. Still love this book.
Rating: 9 of 10
Well.
I didn't love it. Which is not to say there isn't some interesting stuff in it. Also not to say I don't understand why people talked about it a lot. But I didn't think it came anywhere CLOSE to the hype. I also don't think it was a great book. Interesting idea not enacted in a very engaging way.
And the end, the almost-appendix thing, really made me want to throw the book out the window.
Overall I guess I'm glad I read it, I guess, but mostly I'm left kind of "meh, I wish that had been genuinely good."
Rating: 7 of 10
If you're looking for a series of brusque short stories that make you think (and may trigger you, in some cases), this is it. Not recommended for lighthearted reading times, good for when you're ready to take on deep.
Rating: 8 of 10
Anyway, it's OK. I've never found Gilbert as engaging as Jaime when it comes to storytelling. This one is interesting, a bit surreal, and the art is good. I can't say I'm over the moon about it but I liked it.
Rating: 7 of 10
Rating: 8 of 10
At first I thought I was struggling with this book because I started reading it as soon as I got progressive bifocals and it was literally hard to read - like, WITH MY EYES - so I was struggling there. Because I liked the first book and couldn't quite parse how I could enjoy the first book but be so freaking NOT into the second.
But my eyes adapted and I was still struggling. I just...I found it boring. And fleshed out with tripe. And I really thought a super short version of this tale would have been more than plenty. I know Sleeping Beauty has never been one of my faves, maybe that's part of it, but all of what was interesting and toothsome in the first book was lacking in the second.
Not sure if I'll read more of this series or not. This may have been a sophomore slump, it may also be that the first book was a freshman fluke. Either way - blerg to this one.
Rating: 5 of 10
There's some sort of joke about not "getting it" here. I know.
But the primary concept - that what you give your energy to is what you then have - is very good food for thought indeed. I'm glad I read the book even if I'm not head over heels for it. I'm pretty sure Huber wouldn't want me to be anyway.
Rating: 8 of 10
Yeah. NOPE.
Here's where it fell down for me:
1. The gender thing she's trying to do. OK, multiple/chosen/alternative genders can be interesting but in this case the language is just confusing, the inconsistency (wait, that person was "e" a minute ago now that person is "she" - who are we even talking about and why am I thinking more about their gender pronoun than the freaking storyline?!) is a large problem and the "just accept this" approach is frustrating to me as a reader. Not because I have an issue with alternative pronouns but because I have an issue with badly done, distracting from your point alternative pronouns.
2. The relationships. The story has several relationships that should have layers and be interesting. They are not. The relationships all feel incredibly two-dimensional and kind of "middle school flat" - if that makes sense. They have no depth, are not engaging, and seem to be build on ideas about relationships, not on actual interactive relationships.
3. The "caper" - this book promotes itself as kind of a caper/adventure thing. I did not see that. In fact, I was confused and bored pretty much the entire time.
4. The politics. Clearly there's a whole political world in Leckie's head. I wish more of it had been obvious on the page.
In the end, it wasn't so bad that I stopped reading, I decided to finish it hoping that something of the fun that was reading the Trilogy would emerge. It didn't. I just didn't find anything engaging about this piece which makes me sad.
Rating: 5 of 10
I read a lot of YA dystopian novels. I wish I could say this one was special. It wasn't. It wasn't BAD, it just wasn't special. I doubt I'll read the rest of the series.
Rating: 6 of 10
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