Habib
I'm struggling to rate and review this book because it is probably the most unique novel I have ever read. The entire experience of weaveworld feels eerily close to what Wonderland is described to be within the book - a world teetering at the edge of human comprehension. I'm very unsure who I would recommend this book to, all I can really be sure about is that I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I'm struggling to rate and review this book because it is probably the most unique novel I have ever read. The entire experience of weaveworld feels eerily close to what Wonderland is described to be within the book - a world teetering at the edge of human comprehension. I'm very unsure who I would recommend this book to, all I can really be sure about is that I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Name of the wind meets red rising.
Name of the wind meets red rising.
The core of the book is really good, character work is amazing and if the book ended about 80% of the way through it would've been perfect. The set up and execution up to this point bounces between 2 characters and feels flawless, the contrasts and similarities in perspective colouring the world around you. After this point though the narrative shifts into almost a set up section which felt unnecessary for a stand alone story separate from the other books in the universe. I loved the dive into grief and duty but the usual “person(s) in power is corrupt/selfish” felt like it could've been handled a bit more interestingly
The core of the book is really good, character work is amazing and if the book ended about 80% of the way through it would've been perfect. The set up and execution up to this point bounces between 2 characters and feels flawless, the contrasts and similarities in perspective colouring the world around you. After this point though the narrative shifts into almost a set up section which felt unnecessary for a stand alone story separate from the other books in the universe. I loved the dive into grief and duty but the usual “person(s) in power is corrupt/selfish” felt like it could've been handled a bit more interestingly
Just a very solid progression fantasy. I thoroughly enjoyed the way trauma was handled in the perspective of each character through this series, as well as the representation of higher outside civilization interacting with humanity. I think the best part about this ride with Carl is every step of the way you feel just as unbalanced as he is in these situations, and the slight mania his actions start taking feel very much like both yours and his retribution against the whole system constructed in this interesting world.
Just a very solid progression fantasy. I thoroughly enjoyed the way trauma was handled in the perspective of each character through this series, as well as the representation of higher outside civilization interacting with humanity. I think the best part about this ride with Carl is every step of the way you feel just as unbalanced as he is in these situations, and the slight mania his actions start taking feel very much like both yours and his retribution against the whole system constructed in this interesting world.
I enjoyed the dynamic between student and teacher here, but the conclusion as a whole felt a bit weak. I'm not sure what I want from a chosen one storyline, but this dark gritty lens the whole world is shown to us as a reader feels less impactful when there's a nice little bow at the end where a lot of the consequences seems to dissipate.
It probably still would've gotten a higher rating if not for the fact that most of the female characters here felt really weirdly written? Almost all of them seemed to be cemented into the perspective of another male, as if their existence was reliant on a males orbit? I'm not sure how to describe it otherwise.
I enjoyed the dynamic between student and teacher here, but the conclusion as a whole felt a bit weak. I'm not sure what I want from a chosen one storyline, but this dark gritty lens the whole world is shown to us as a reader feels less impactful when there's a nice little bow at the end where a lot of the consequences seems to dissipate.
It probably still would've gotten a higher rating if not for the fact that most of the female characters here felt really weirdly written? Almost all of them seemed to be cemented into the perspective of another male, as if their existence was reliant on a males orbit? I'm not sure how to describe it otherwise.
