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A review by chuckstafer
The Book of Elsewhere by China Miéville, Keanu Reeves
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thanks a ton to Del Rey books and to NetGalley for the advanced copy of this novel to read in exchange for an honest review!
I really thought the concept of this novel sounded super cool: immortal super soldier doing super soldier things and a mysterious entity looking to end him, but the execution was severely lacking.
There were certainly elements of this story that were really cool and part of the novel were very interesting, but the bulk of the novel was confusing and weighed down with very dense and hard to understand prose that lost me quite a bit. I think if the word choices were different and the novel was not as hard to comprehend, this could have been a knockout.
I did ultimately enjoy the story, I just think the writing could have been better.
I really thought the concept of this novel sounded super cool: immortal super soldier doing super soldier things and a mysterious entity looking to end him, but the execution was severely lacking.
There were certainly elements of this story that were really cool and part of the novel were very interesting, but the bulk of the novel was confusing and weighed down with very dense and hard to understand prose that lost me quite a bit. I think if the word choices were different and the novel was not as hard to comprehend, this could have been a knockout.
I did ultimately enjoy the story, I just think the writing could have been better.