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A review by berlinbibliophile
Half-Sick of Shadows by David Logan
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Until I was about halfway through, this would have been my review: The prose is so whimsical and charming that I often forgot that there wasn't any plot or any character development.
Now that I'm done, my review is this: why is there so much incest and murder and child abuse and transphobia, tossed in so casually and never examined or thought about, even by the children being molested? Why does this book never develop a plot? Why does the prose get more boring the older the characters get? Where is the time travel I was promised? Why does nothing have a single consequence? This book left me feeling sad, tired and annoyed.
Now that I'm done, my review is this: why is there so much incest and murder and child abuse and transphobia, tossed in so casually and never examined or thought about, even by the children being molested? Why does this book never develop a plot? Why does the prose get more boring the older the characters get? Where is the time travel I was promised? Why does nothing have a single consequence? This book left me feeling sad, tired and annoyed.