Amanda
This was oddly more thought provoking than I anticipated. There were lots of relevant-to-life concepts about knowledge, acquiring it, and using it. The fiction got a little too philosophically real at times. š¤£
The first 50% felt terribly slow. The early setting was simple and easy to understand. Normally, yes, the early exposition in fantasy makes sense, but not so much here. Thereās dust and books- not difficult to wrap your head around.
The POV changes right as things are getting interesting in one POV were also jarring. It felt like watching an episode with a cliffhanger at the end- ābut wait, thereās more!ā That formula works well for visual media but was annoying to read.
Ironically, but very relevant- having a lot of knowledge didnāt seem to do anyone much good. Also, I really want a Mechanism.
This was oddly more thought provoking than I anticipated. There were lots of relevant-to-life concepts about knowledge, acquiring it, and using it. The fiction got a little too philosophically real at times. š¤£
The first 50% felt terribly slow. The early setting was simple and easy to understand. Normally, yes, the early exposition in fantasy makes sense, but not so much here. Thereās dust and books- not difficult to wrap your head around.
The POV changes right as things are getting interesting in one POV were also jarring. It felt like watching an episode with a cliffhanger at the end- ābut wait, thereās more!ā That formula works well for visual media but was annoying to read.
Ironically, but very relevant- having a lot of knowledge didnāt seem to do anyone much good. Also, I really want a Mechanism.