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A review by philibin
Ice by Anna Kavan
dark
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
(3.0 Stars)
Thank you to #NetGalley for making this audiobook available for review.
I liked this book, but also felt it had a lot of "cringe" to it.
This is a apocalyptic dystopian dysfunctional love story. The premise if great, the writing is very good, and conceptually I really liked it. I also thought the narrator did a decent job building up tense moments and giving voice to the characters.
What I didn't like it was that the characters felt very flat, and were unlikeable. I also had a hard time believing in the possibility of "the ice". There were a lot of parts where I couldn't seem to visualize what was going on, and never really got a true sense of the characters or what motivated them.
The book was written in the late 1960's and feels dated. I mention this not to excuse the book, but because it stands in stark contrast to more modern writing styles and attitudes.
Thank you to #NetGalley for making this audiobook available for review.
I liked this book, but also felt it had a lot of "cringe" to it.
This is a apocalyptic dystopian dysfunctional love story. The premise if great, the writing is very good, and conceptually I really liked it. I also thought the narrator did a decent job building up tense moments and giving voice to the characters.
What I didn't like it was that the characters felt very flat, and were unlikeable. I also had a hard time believing in the possibility of "the ice". There were a lot of parts where I couldn't seem to visualize what was going on, and never really got a true sense of the characters or what motivated them.
The book was written in the late 1960's and feels dated. I mention this not to excuse the book, but because it stands in stark contrast to more modern writing styles and attitudes.