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A review by zillanovikov
Maej by Dale Stromberg
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i am STRUGGLING because this book is so good and i want to write a review that does it justice but it's EXQUISITE and i am but a humble review farmer tending my crops
like
as a young nerd who loved Robert Jordan for high fantasy with gender politics and political scheming I would have KILLED to read this book which is starting with that but also let's have LINGUISTICS ADVENTURES and EVERYONE IS QUEER and one of those plots that has a million threads but you're weaving a delicate, intricate, watertight tapastry (tapastries aren't watertight but you know what i mean, i can't use words like dale can)
the thing is i never trust authors with a book like this, i don't believe anyone can set up a story this ambitious and actually deliver on every character arc, every world building snap of a twig, that so much build up can lead to satisfaction
we've grown into old and cynical nerds with Lost and BSG offering us only set up and no payoff, Robert Jordan died young, it's always winter and never Christmas
this is Christmas guys
this is the real deal
open your gifts
what could go wrong when you start to wonder whose magic burns to fuel your world?
what could go wrong
like
as a young nerd who loved Robert Jordan for high fantasy with gender politics and political scheming I would have KILLED to read this book which is starting with that but also let's have LINGUISTICS ADVENTURES and EVERYONE IS QUEER and one of those plots that has a million threads but you're weaving a delicate, intricate, watertight tapastry (tapastries aren't watertight but you know what i mean, i can't use words like dale can)
the thing is i never trust authors with a book like this, i don't believe anyone can set up a story this ambitious and actually deliver on every character arc, every world building snap of a twig, that so much build up can lead to satisfaction
we've grown into old and cynical nerds with Lost and BSG offering us only set up and no payoff, Robert Jordan died young, it's always winter and never Christmas
this is Christmas guys
this is the real deal
open your gifts
what could go wrong when you start to wonder whose magic burns to fuel your world?
what could go wrong