Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
by G W Dahlquist
As there are reserves on this thing I pushed it to the top of the pile. I've seen reviews of it where people love and hate it. And I understand the why. It's a book that had me both loving and hating it as well. I also get the problem people had about too many words. Some of the lovers of this book have ranted on Amazon etc about how the problem with the words are literacy issues. This simplifies the issue. It's not the volume of words, it's the fact that some of them feel superfluous. There are flow issues with this story. Yes reading the story from a few viewpoints is interesting but sometimes it just ruins the flow.
This is all not to say that it isn't a good read. It just stops it from being a great read and while I liked it, I honestly I won't be buying it to add to my collection, which for me is the borderline between good and great, good I can return without much fuss, great makes me want to buy it, makes me unhappy about it leaving my person. While I will probably read more by this author, I'm not complaining about having to wait.
I would recommend it for fans of Victorian style lit. The story of mystery, intrigue and control of people is interesting. The characters are interesting and well drawn, and while the action stutters a little due to the divided viewpoints, it's interesting and I found myself postponing stuff to read it. Apparently it's book 1 of a series, and it does leave space for a sequel, it's readable as a stand-alone, and I'm not gasping for more.
ETA: review from the Independent that has some of the same issues.
As there are reserves on this thing I pushed it to the top of the pile. I've seen reviews of it where people love and hate it. And I understand the why. It's a book that had me both loving and hating it as well. I also get the problem people had about too many words. Some of the lovers of this book have ranted on Amazon etc about how the problem with the words are literacy issues. This simplifies the issue. It's not the volume of words, it's the fact that some of them feel superfluous. There are flow issues with this story. Yes reading the story from a few viewpoints is interesting but sometimes it just ruins the flow.
This is all not to say that it isn't a good read. It just stops it from being a great read and while I liked it, I honestly I won't be buying it to add to my collection, which for me is the borderline between good and great, good I can return without much fuss, great makes me want to buy it, makes me unhappy about it leaving my person. While I will probably read more by this author, I'm not complaining about having to wait.
I would recommend it for fans of Victorian style lit. The story of mystery, intrigue and control of people is interesting. The characters are interesting and well drawn, and while the action stutters a little due to the divided viewpoints, it's interesting and I found myself postponing stuff to read it. Apparently it's book 1 of a series, and it does leave space for a sequel, it's readable as a stand-alone, and I'm not gasping for more.
ETA: review from the Independent that has some of the same issues.