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The Book Eaters
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bookshelves: adult, books-about-books, contemporary, fantasy, horror, queer, sapphic, speculative-fiction, stand-alones
Aug 27, 2022
bookshelves: adult, books-about-books, contemporary, fantasy, horror, queer, sapphic, speculative-fiction, stand-alones
2.5 stars
The Book Eaters was one of my most anticipated novels of the year. With that premise and that title, I was sure this book would be perfect for me. But with lousy pacing, mediocre writing, and boring characters, The Book Eaters grossly fails to meet the mark. Dual timelines are something only the most experienced or craftiest authors can manage. In the hands of a lesser author, the switching between timelines ends up slogging down the pace. The plot is pretty straightforward and there aren't many big twists. The characters acted predictably so there was no sense of urgency or thrill in the story. I'm so sad I wasn't able to like this book.
The Book Eaters was one of my most anticipated novels of the year. With that premise and that title, I was sure this book would be perfect for me. But with lousy pacing, mediocre writing, and boring characters, The Book Eaters grossly fails to meet the mark. Dual timelines are something only the most experienced or craftiest authors can manage. In the hands of a lesser author, the switching between timelines ends up slogging down the pace. The plot is pretty straightforward and there aren't many big twists. The characters acted predictably so there was no sense of urgency or thrill in the story. I'm so sad I wasn't able to like this book.
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May 18, 2022
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August 19, 2022
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"Damn i didn't expect this to be so dark. Starting to take a rather Atwood-ian turn"
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August 27, 2022
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adult
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books-about-books
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contemporary
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fantasy
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horror
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queer
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sapphic
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speculative-fiction
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stand-alones
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Amanda Artist Cat
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Aug 27, 2022 08:38AM
"Lesser authors" has just been entered into my personal dictionary of scathing words.
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Amanda Artist Cat wrote: ""Lesser authors" has just been entered into my personal dictionary of scathing words."I'm sorryyy but i am sick of authors massacaring the dual timeline writing style when there are NUMOROUS examples where it works perfectly!!
Don't be sorry!! I often wonder what on earth the editors are thinking letting all these garbled plot lines get printed. I mean, if you want two timelines, you have to know what they're FOR first. Often, one of them is useless.
Amanda Artist Cat wrote: "Don't be sorry!! I often wonder what on earth the editors are thinking letting all these garbled plot lines get printed. I mean, if you want two timelines, you have to know what they're FOR first. ..."agrred!
